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内疚

Word · AdjectiveTraditional內疚

feel guilty; compunction

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

feeling guilty; having a troubled conscience; feeling remorseful

neutral

Describes a deep, persistent feeling of guilt or moral discomfort over one's actions or mistakes. It implies internal conflict and self-reproach.

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
wù误
jiě解
le了
péng朋
you友
ér而
shēn深
gǎn感
nèi内
jiù疚
 。

He felt deeply guilty for misunderstanding his friend.

Bú不
shèn慎
chū出
le了
shì事
gù故
 ,
xīn心
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
nèi内
jiù疚
 。

I feel extremely guilty for accidentally causing the accident.

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Kàn看
dào到
mǔ母
qīn亲
shī失
wàng望
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
 ,
tā他
nèi内
xīn心
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
nèi内
jiù疚
 。

Seeing his mother's disappointed look, his heart was filled with remorse.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
guò过
qù去
hěn很
jiǔ久
le了
 ,
dàn但
tā她
réng仍
rán然
gǎn感
dào到
nèi内
jiù疚
 。

This incident happened a long time ago, but she still feels a sense of guilt.