conscience-stricken; against one's conscience
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
conscience-stricken; having a guilty conscience; against one's conscience
informalUsed to describe someone who has done something morally wrong or against their conscience. Often used in rhetorical questions.
Tā他
shuō说
zhè这
huà话
bù不
gǎn感
dào到
qū屈
xīn心
ma吗
？
Doesn't he feel conscience-stricken saying such things?
Wǒ我
ruò若
zuò做
le了
zhè这
shì事
，
yě也
tài太
qū屈
xīn心
le了
。
If I did such a thing, I would be truly conscience-stricken.
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Tā他
zuò做
le了
qū屈
xīn心
shì事
，
wǎn晚
shang上
shuì睡
bù不
zháo着
jiào觉
。
He did something against his conscience and couldn't fall asleep at night.