惭 愧

cánkuì

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Ashamed” in Chinese is 惭愧 (cánkuì).

Meaning

ashamed

Example

我对我自己感到惭愧。

I'm ashamed of myself.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

cánHSK 7-911 strokesashamed kuìHSK 7-912 strokesashamed

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