惭愧
cánkuì
ashamed
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 没能帮上忙,我感到很惭愧。I felt ashamed that I couldn’t help.
- 听到表扬,他反而有些惭愧。Hearing the praise, he actually felt somewhat ashamed.
Collocations
感到惭愧十分惭愧惭愧不已问心无愧
Mnemonic
惭 cán + 愧 kuì, both with heart radical 忄: a twofold sense of shame and guilt in the heart.
Related
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Quick check
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