Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

chǐ

Bopomofo

ㄔˇ

Jyutping

ci2

Example sentences

失敗並不可恥,可恥的是不肯努力。
失败并不可耻,可耻的是不肯努力。

Failure is not shameful; what's shameful is not being willing to work hard.

他因為犯錯而被大家恥笑。
他因为犯错而被大家耻笑。

He was ridiculed by everyone for his mistake.

他把這次失敗視為一生的恥辱。
他把这次失败视为一生的耻辱。

He regarded this failure as a lifelong humiliation.

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