blame oneself; self-reproach
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to blame oneself; to censure oneself; to feel remorse
literaryLiterary or written Chinese. Expresses a deep sense of guilt or responsibility for a fault or mistake.
Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
zì自
jiù咎
，
rèn认
wéi为
dōu都
shì是
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
。
He often blames himself, believing it was all his fault.
Huǐ悔
hèn恨
zì自
jiù咎
，
yè夜
bù不
néng能
mèi寐
。
Tortured by regret and self-reproach, he could not sleep at night.
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Miàn面
duì对
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
yuàn怨
tiān天
yóu尤
rén人
，
zhǐ只
shì是
mò默
mò默
zì自
jiù咎
。
Facing failure, he did not blame others but simply reproached himself in silence.
Tā她
shēn深
xiàn陷
zì自
jiù咎
zhī之
zhōng中
，
wú无
fǎ法
zì自
bá拔
。
She was trapped in self-blame and unable to free herself.