羞愧 xiūkuì ashamed
How to remember 羞愧: 羞 shame + 愧 ashamed = ashamed.
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How it is used
- To feel ashamed/guilty over one's own failing - 感到羞愧 (gǎndào xiūkuì) to feel ashamed.
- Focuses on the inner emotion of shame plus self-reproach, vs 惭愧 (cánkuì) which is similar but often lighter/more polite; both about feeling one fell short.
- Emotional register; usually about one's own conduct.
Example sentences
- 我对自己的行为感到羞愧。 Wǒ duì zìjǐ de xíngwéi gǎndào xiūkuì.I was ashamed of my behavior.