惭愧

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

ashamed

Examples

• 没能帮上忙，我很惭愧。

  méi néng bāng shàng máng, wǒ hěn cán kuì.

  I feel ashamed that I couldn't help.

• 说来惭愧，我学了三年中文还说不好。

  shuō lái cán kuì, wǒ xué le sān nián zhōng wén hái shuō bù hǎo.

  I'm embarrassed to say that after three years of Chinese I still can't speak well.

• 他为自己的行为感到惭愧。

  tā wèi zì jǐ de xíng wéi gǎn dào cán kuì.

  He felt ashamed of his behaviour.

Easily confused

• 害羞 — 害羞 is shy; 惭愧 is ashamed of one's own shortcomings.

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