羞耻

羞恥

xiūchǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #4,810

Meanings

1 shame
2 disgrace
3 sense of shame

Characters

shame; disgrace

Examples

HSK 3

她感到非常羞耻。

Tā gǎndào fēicháng xiūchǐ.

She felt deeply ashamed.

HSK 4

他做了那种事，一点羞耻心都没有。

Tā zuò le nàzhǒng shì, yìdiǎn xiūchǐxīn dōu méiyǒu.

He did that kind of thing without any sense of shame.

Tips

usage

羞耻心 means 'sense of shame'. 不知羞耻 means 'shameless'. Compare with 害羞 which means 'shy/bashful' - a much milder feeling.

Stroke Order

羞 xiū

耻 chǐ