屈辱

qūrǔ

noun #20,395

Meanings

1 humiliation
2 disgrace
3 indignity

Characters

bend / yield / wronged

humiliate / disgrace

Examples

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.

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