惭愧 (慚愧)
cán kuì
Pinyin

Definition

惭愧 (慚愧)
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cán kuì
  1. ashamed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

不愧
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be
愧疚
kuì jiù
  1. 1 to feel guilty
  2. 2 to feel ashamed of oneself
  3. 3 to be remorseful
惭愧
cán kuì
  1. 1 ashamed
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
愧对
kuì duì
  1. 1 to be ashamed to face (sb)
  2. 2 to feel bad about having failed (sb)

Idioms (9)

不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍
bù kuì bù zuò
  1. 1 no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
  2. 2 upright and above board
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
愧悔无地
kuì huǐ wú dì
  1. 1 ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
扪心无愧
mén xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Sample Sentences

还真没看出来你竟然这么用功，听你这么一说，我都觉得惭愧。
hái zhēn méi kàn chūlái nǐ jìngrán zhème yònggōng ，tīng nǐ zhème yī shuō ，wǒ dōu juéde cánkuì 。
I would never have picked you for such a hard worker. Hearing you talk like this, I feel ashamed.
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哈哈，其实我感觉我还是没有达到好男人的标准。因为工作的关系，陪伴在我爱人身边的时间太少，惭愧惭愧啊。我想借此机会感谢她对我的支持。
hāhā ，qíshí wǒ gǎnjué wǒ háishì méiyǒu dádào hǎo nánrén de biāozhǔn 。yīnwèi gōngzuò de guānxi ，péibàn zài wǒ àiren shēnbiān de shíjiān tài shǎo ，cánkuì cánkuì a 。wǒ xiǎng jiècǐ jīhuì gǎnxiè tā duì wǒ de zhīchí 。
Ha-ha. Actually, I feel as though I still haven’t reached the standard of a ‘good man’. Due to work-related stuff, I have too little time to spend with my wife. I’m ashamed, really. I want to take this opportunity to thank her for all her support.
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