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羞愧 (xiū kuì): Ashamed (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
羞 • xiū • shame, embarrassment
xiū
羞
shame, embarrassment
愧 • kuì • ashamed, guilty conscience
kuì
愧
ashamed, guilty conscience
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 羞愧.
Words with
羞
害羞
hài xiū
shy
羞耻
xiū chǐ
ashamed
恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
become angry out of embarrassment / fly into a rage out of humiliation
羞涩
xiū sè
shy; bashful
羞辱
xiū rǔ
to humiliate; humiliation
Words with
愧
惭愧
cán kuì
ashamed
不愧
bú kuì
be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
当之无愧
dāng zhī wú kuì
worthy of the name / deserve the title
愧疚
kuì jiù
remorseful
自愧弗如
zì kuì fú rú
feel ashamed of one's inferiority
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
to have a clear conscience
4.
How to Use 羞愧 in Sentences
Adverb + Adjective
with
十分
shí
十
fēn
分
xiū
羞
kuì
愧
neutral
deeply ashamed
Verb + Object
with
感到
gǎn
感
dào
到
xiū
羞
kuì
愧
Adjective + Noun
with
心
xiū
羞
kuì
愧
zhī
之
xīn
心
Idiom
with
难当
xiū
羞
kuì
愧
nán
难
dāng
当
5.
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.
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.
