无耻

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他撒谎还不脸红,真无耻。▶ —
   He lies without even blushing, truly shameless.
2. 这种无耻的谎言没人会信。▶ —
   No one believes such shameless lies.

Collocations

Mnemonic

无 wú "without" + 耻 chǐ "shame": without shame, i.e. shameless, brazen. Korean rarely uses 無恥, rendering it as "shameless, brazen". A negative trait of one who does wrong without feeling shame. 厚颜无耻 (thick-faced and shameless) is the classic idiom. 耻 means "disgrace" (耻辱).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 无耻 literally mean?

   • without shame (shameless)
   • without error
   • without money
   • without teeth