kuì
愧
ashamed; guilty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
ashamed; feeling guilty
literaryA classical or literary variant of 愧, now rarely used in modern daily writing except in fixed phrases.
Miàn面
duì对
dà大
jiā家
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
xiū羞
kuì媿
。
Facing everyone's help, he felt ashamed.
Tā他
zuò做
le了
cuò错
shì事
，
wèn问
xīn心
wú无
kuì媿
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
tài太
nán难
le了
。
He did something wrong, so it was hard for him to have a clear conscience.
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Dé得
dào到
zhè这
me么
gāo高
de的
róng荣
yù誉
，
wǒ我
zhēn真
shì是
kuì媿
bù不
gǎn敢
dāng当
。
I am truly unworthy of such a great honor.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
chí迟
dào到
ér而
xīn心
shēng生
kuì媿
yì意
。
He felt guilty for being late.
Lǎo老
shī师
de的
pī批
píng评
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
kuì媿
jiù疚
。
The teacher's criticism made him feel ashamed and regretful.