Meaning
shame; disgrace
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chi” becomes a different word in each tone. 耻 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 无耻wú chǐwithout any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless
- 羞耻xiū chǐ(a feeling of) shame
- 耻辱chǐ rǔdisgrace; shame; humiliation
- 可耻kě chǐshameful; disgraceful; ignominious
- 耻笑chǐ xiàoto sneer at sb; to ridicule
Example Sentence
不懂就问，并不是什么可耻的事。Bù dǒng jiù wèn, bìng bú shì shén me kě chǐ de shì.Asking when you do not understand is nothing to be ashamed of.
不Bùnot懂dǒngto understand就jiùthen问wènto ask，并不bìng búnot at all是shìis什么shén mewhat可耻kě chǐshameful的deof事shìmatter。