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可耻

可耻 (kě chǐ): Shameful / disgraceful (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

可耻 consists of 2 characters.

can, may; to approve, to permit

shame, disgrace, humiliation

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Word Info

Pinyinkě chǐ

MeaningShameful / disgraceful

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word可耻

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 可耻.

Words with 可

可以kě yǐHSK 2
可能kě néngHSK 2
可爱kě àiHSK 3
可怜kě liánHSK 4
可惜kě xīHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
可怕kě pàHSK 5
可见kě jiànHSK 5

Words with 耻

无耻wú chǐHSK 6
羞耻xiū chǐHSK 6
耻笑chǐ xiàoHSK 7-9
耻辱chǐ rǔHSK 7-9
不耻下问bù chǐ xià wènHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 可耻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 可耻 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

kě可

chǐ耻

neutral

feel ashamed

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě可

chǐ耻

Adjective + Nounwith行为

kě可

chǐ耻

de的

xíng行

wéi为

Idiomwith之徒

kě可

chǐ耻

zhī之

tú徒

4.

Example Sentences with 可耻

shuō说

huǎng谎

shì是

kě可

chǐ耻

de的

。

neutral

extremely shameful

neutral

shameful behavior

formal

Written

shameful person

Lying is shameful.

lì利

yòng用

tā他

rén人

de的

shàn善

liáng良

jìn进

xíng行

qī欺

piàn骗

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

xíng行

wéi为

shí实

zài在

kě可

chǐ耻

。

Exploiting others' kindness to deceive them is truly shameful behavior.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

piāo剽

qiè窃

tā他

rén人

de的

chuàng创

yì意

shì是

kě可

chǐ耻

de的

ma吗

？

Don't you think plagiarizing others' ideas is disgraceful?

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

zuò作

bì弊

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

xíng行

wéi为

hěn很

kě可

chǐ耻

。

He cheated on the exam, which is a shameful behavior.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

gǎn感

dào到

kě可

chǐ耻

，

fǎn反

ér而

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jiǎo狡

huá猾

zhān沾

zhān沾

zì自

xǐ喜

。

Far from feeling ashamed, he actually took pride in his own cunning.

zài在

gōng公

gòng共

chǎng场

hé合

dà大

shēng声

xuān喧

huá哗

què却

bú不

zì自

zhī知

，

zhè这

bìng并

bù不

kě可

chǐ耻

，

zhǐ只

shì是

quē缺

fá乏

jiào教

yǎng养

。

Making loud noises in public without realizing it is not shameful, just a lack of upbringing.

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

pāo抛

qì弃

péng朋

yǒu友

shì是

kě可

chǐ耻

de的

，

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

hù互

xiāng相

bāng帮

zhù助

。

Abandoning friends in times of difficulty is shameful; we should help each other.

wèi为

le了

lì利

yì益

ér而

bèi背

pàn叛

yuán原

zé则

，

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

shì是

kě可

chǐ耻

de的

。

Betraying one's principles for profit is disgraceful in the workplace.