无耻之徒

無恥之徒

wúchǐzhītú

noun #30,027

Meanings

1 shameless person
2 scoundrel
3 person without moral decency

Characters

shame; sense of shame

structural particle (of)

person; follower; disciple

Examples

HSK 6

这个骗子是个无耻之徒，骗了很多老人。

Zhège piànzi shì gè wúchǐzhītú, piàn le hěnduō lǎorén.

This fraudster is a shameless scoundrel who cheated many elderly people.

HSK 7-9

他竟然不承认自己的错误，真是无耻之徒！

Tā jìngrán bù chéngrèn zìjǐ de cuòwù, zhēnshì wúchǐzhītú!

He actually refuses to admit his mistake. What a shameless person!

Tips

memory

无 (without) + 耻 (shame) + 之 (structural particle) + 徒 (person; follower): a person who has no shame. 之徒 is a classical pattern meaning a person of this type.

Stroke Order

无 wú

耻 chǐ

之 zhī

徒 tú