屈辱

qūrǔ

noun #20,395

Meanings

1 humiliation
2 disgrace
3 indignity

Characters

bend / yield / wronged

humiliate / disgrace

Examples

HSK 7-9

他忍受着巨大的屈辱，没有反击。

Tā rěnshòu zhe jùdà de qūrǔ, méiyǒu fǎnjī.

He endured great humiliation without striking back.

HSK 7-9

那次失败对他来说是莫大的屈辱。

Nà cì shībài duì tā láishuō shì mòdà de qūrǔ.

That defeat was a tremendous humiliation for him.

Tips

usage

屈辱 can function as both noun and verb. As a verb (e.g. 屈辱他人) it means 'to humiliate someone'. Common collocations: 忍受屈辱 (endure humiliation), 蒙受屈辱 (suffer disgrace).

Stroke Order

屈 qū

辱 rǔ