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Hanzi

愧 / 愧

Traditional
愧
Simplified
愧

ashamed

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

kuì

Bopomofo

ㄎㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

kwai3

Example sentences

不愧 bùkuì
她不愧是經驗豐富的領隊，臨時改變路線時仍能安定大家的情緒。
她不愧是经验丰富的领队，临时改变路线时仍能安定大家的情绪。

She truly lives up to her reputation as an experienced guide; even when the route changes at the last minute, she can still calm everyone down.

慚愧 / 惭愧 cánkuì
我為自己的行為感到慚愧。
我为自己的行为感到惭愧。

I feel ashamed of my behavior.

羞愧 xiūkuì
他為自己的粗魯行為感到羞愧。
他为自己的粗鲁行为感到羞愧。

He felt ashamed of his rude behavior.

愧 kuì
知道自己錯怪了朋友，她感到很慚愧，立刻向對方道歉。
知道自己错怪了朋友，她感到很惭愧，立刻向对方道歉。

Knowing that she had wrongly blamed her friend, she felt deeply ashamed and immediately apologized.

Example Vocabulary

不愧

bu4'kui4

deservedly; truly living up to a reputation

愧疚

kui4'jiu4

慚愧

can2'kui4

ashamed; abashed

問心無愧

wen4'xin1'wu2'kui4

無愧

wu2'kui4

當之無愧

dang1'zhi1'wu2'kui4

fully deserving; worthy of the title

羞愧

xiu1'kui4

ashamed; abashed; shameful

自愧不如

zi4'kui4'bu4'ru2

愧

kui4

to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

愧怍

kui4'zuo4

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