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羞愧 (xiū kuì): Ashamed (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

羞愧 consists of 2 characters.

shame, embarrassment

ashamed, guilty conscience

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Word Info

Pinyinxiū kuì

MeaningAshamed

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word羞愧

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3.

How to Use 羞愧 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

xiū羞

kuì愧

neutral

deeply ashamed

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

xiū羞

kuì愧

Adjective + Nounwith心

xiū羞

kuì愧

zhī之

xīn心

Idiomwith难当

xiū羞

kuì愧

nán难

dāng当

4.

Example Sentences with 羞愧

wǒ我

kǎo考

shì试

méi没

kǎo考

hǎo好

，

neutral

feel ashamed

formal

Written

a sense of shame

formal

Written

overwhelmed with shame

gǎn

感

dào到

hěn很

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

I didn't do well on the exam and felt ashamed.

tā他

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

fàn犯

xià下

de的

cuò错

wù误

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

He felt deeply ashamed of the mistake he had made.

miàn面

duì对

dǎo导

shī师

de的

yīn殷

qiè切

qī期

wàng望

，

wǒ我

yīn因

wèi未

néng能

wán完

chéng成

yán研

jiū究

ér而

shēn深

gǎn感

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

Facing my supervisor's earnest expectations, I feel deeply ashamed for failing to complete the research.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

duì对

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shī失

xìn信

xíng行

wéi为

，

jiù就

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

sī丝

xiū羞

kuì愧

ma吗

？

Don't you feel even a shred of shame for your breach of trust?

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

shuō说

huǎng谎

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

xiū羞

kuì愧

，

xiàng向

péng朋

yǒu友

dào道

le了

qiàn歉

。

He felt ashamed for lying and apologized to his friend.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

xiū羞

kuì愧

，

fǎn反

ér而

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jiǎo狡

biàn辩

gǎn感

dào到

dé得

yì意

。

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

zài在

biǎo表

zhāng彰

dà大

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

xiǎng想

qǐ起

céng曾

jīng经

de的

shī失

wù误

，

xīn心

zhōng中

yǒng涌

qǐ起

yí一

zhèn阵

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

At the commendation ceremony, thinking of his past mistakes, a wave of shame welled up in his heart.

kàn看

dào到

fù父

mǔ母

xīn辛

kǔ苦

gōng工

zuò作

gōng供

zì自

jǐ己

dú读

shū书

，

tā她

xīn心

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

xiū羞

kuì愧

，

jué决

dìng定

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

。

Seeing her parents work hard to support her education, she was filled with shame and decided to work harder.

kàn看

dào到

lín邻

jū居

zhǔ主

dòng动

qīng清

lǐ理

gōng公

gòng共

qū区

yù域

，

duì对

bǐ比

zì自

jǐ己

de的

mò漠

shì视

，

wǒ我

yǒu有

xiē些

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

Seeing my neighbor voluntarily clean the common area, I felt somewhat ashamed in contrast to my own indifference.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 羞愧.

Words with 羞

害羞hài xiūHSK 4
羞耻xiū chǐHSK 6
恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùHSK 7-9

Words with 愧

惭愧cán kuìHSK 5
不愧bú kuìHSK 6
当之无愧dāng zhī wú kuìHSK 7-9
愧疚kuì jiù
自愧弗如zì kuì fú rú