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愧

kuì

ashamed, conscience-stricken

Shadow
Strokes
12
Radical
心
HSK
5
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 问心无愧是一个成语。

    Wèn xīn wú kuì shì yī gè chéng yǔ

    "Having a clear conscience" is an idiom.

  • 我对我自己感到惭愧。

    Wǒ duì wǒ zì jǐ gǎn dào cán kuì

    I am ashamed of myself.

  • 我对自己的行为感到羞愧。

    Wǒ duì zì jǐ de xíng wéi gǎn dào xiū kuì

    I was ashamed of my behavior.

  • 我很惭愧，这是我第一次对我爸说谎。

    Wǒ hěn cán kuì zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì duì wǒ bà shuō huǎng

    This is the first time I've ever lied to my father and I am ashamed of myself.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 愧

  • 惭愧cán kuì 2–4 ashamed
  • 不愧bù kuì 4–4 → 2–4to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
  • 羞愧xiū kuì 1–4 ashamed
  • 当之无愧dāng zhī wú kuì 1–1–2–4fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)