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愧 kuì

ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
忄
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 忄鬼 ⿰忄鬼

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  1. 他真不愧是这次比赛的冠军。
    Tā zhēn búkuì shì zhè cì bǐsài de guànjūn.
    He really deserves to be the champion of this competition.
    he really worthy is this (measure) competition (particle) champion
  2. 你为什么感到惭愧？
    Nǐ wèishénme gǎndào cánkuì?
    Why do you feel ashamed?
    you why feel ashamed (question)
  3. 别惭愧了，勇敢地承认错误吧。
    Bié cánkuì le, yǒnggǎn de chéngrèn cuòwù ba.
    Don't be ashamed, bravely admit your mistake.
    don't ashamed (particle) brave (particle) admit mistake (particle)
  4. 他工作认真，从来不愧对老师的期望。
    Tā gōngzuò rènzhēn, cónglái búkuì duì lǎoshī de qīwàng.
    He works conscientiously and has never let his teacher's expectations down.
    he work conscientious always-not ashamed toward teacher (particle) expectation
  5. 考试结束后，他因为作弊感到十分愧疚。
    Kǎoshì jiéshù hòu, tā yīnwèi zuòbì gǎndào shífēn kuìjiù.
    After the exam ended, he felt very guilty for cheating.
    exam end after he because cheat feel very guilty

Words with 愧 (2)