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羞愧

xiū kuì · xiu kui

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. ashamed
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Pretending to sleep

  1. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)我(wǒ)装睡(zhuāngshuì)，没(méi)给(gěi)老奶奶(lǎonǎinai)让座(ràngzuò)。

    I pretended to be asleep and did not give my seat to the old lady.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)是不是(shìbùshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)羞愧(xiūkuì)？

    Do you feel a bit ashamed now?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)，我(wǒ)真(zhēn)羞愧(xiūkuì)。

    Yes, I am really ashamed.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)让座(ràngzuò)还(hái)来得及(láidejí)，她(tā)还(hái)站着(zhànzhe)。

    It is not too late to give her your seat. She is still standing.

  5. Dengdeng

    奶奶(nǎinai)，您(nín)坐(zuò)！

    Grandma, please sit here!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)才(cái)羞愧(xiūkuì)，我(wǒ)真(zhēn)的(de)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)她(tā)。

    I am the ashamed one. I was really asleep and did not see her.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)感(gǎn)到(dào)羞(xiū)愧(kuì)。

I was ashamed of my behavior.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bù)因(yīn)贫(pín)穷(qióng)而(ér)感(gǎn)到(dào)羞(xiū)愧(kuì)。

He is not ashamed of being poor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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