grateful and ashamed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to feel both grateful and ashamed
formalDescribes a mixed feeling of deep gratitude towards someone's kindness and a sense of shame or unworthiness, often because one feels they have not done enough in return. Used in both written and formal spoken contexts.
Kàn看
dào到
nián年
mài迈
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
hái还
zài在
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
bēn奔
bō波
，
tā他
gǎn感
kuì愧
jiāo交
jiā加
。
Seeing his elderly mother still working hard for him, he was overwhelmed with a mixture of gratitude and shame.
Lǎo老
shī师
wú无
sī私
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
，
lìng令
wǒ我
gǎn感
kuì愧
bù不
yǐ已
。
The teacher's selfless help filled me with immense gratitude and shame.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
fèn份
hòu厚
zhòng重
de的
ēn恩
qíng情
，
tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
wéi唯
yǒu有
gǎn感
kuì愧
。
Facing such a profound kindness, he felt nothing but gratitude and shame in his heart.