Meaning
ashamed
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kui” becomes a different word in each tone. 愧 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 惭愧cán kuìashamed
- 不愧bù kuìto be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
- 羞愧xiū kuìashamed
- 当之无愧dāng zhī wú kuìfully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
- 愧对kuì duìto be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb)
Example Sentence
没有完成答应的事，他感到很惭愧。Méi yǒu wán chéng dā ying de shì, tā gǎn dào hěn cán kuì.He felt ashamed for not finishing what he had promised.
没有Méi yǒuhaven't完成wán chéngto complete答应dā yingto answer的deof事shìmatter，他tāhe感到gǎn dàoto feel很hěnvery惭愧cán kuìashamed。