cán

literary
written

Meaning of 惭色

惭色 means ashamed expression; look of shame; guilty look. Pronounced cán sè.

  • ashamed expression; look of shame; guilty look

Definitions & Examples

tīng
le
jiā
de
píng
 
liǎn
shàng
chū
cán
 

After hearing everyone's criticism, a look of shame appeared on his face.

dào
dāng
nián
jiàn
shì
 
lǎo
rén
jīn
miàn
dài
cán
 

Mentioning that incident from those years, the old man could not help showing an ashamed expression.

yīn
chí
dào
ér
miàn
dài
cán
de
xiàng
lǎo
shī
dào
qiàn
 

She apologized to the teacher with a look of shame on her face for being late.

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