羞耻心

羞恥心

xiūchǐxīn

noun #33,915

Meanings

1 sense of shame
2 feeling of shame; modesty

Characters

shame; disgrace

Examples

HSK 4

孩子从小就应培养羞耻心。

Háizi cóngxiǎo jiù yīng péiyǎng xiūchǐxīn.

Children should develop a sense of shame from a young age.

HSK 7-9

这个人毫无羞耻心。

Zhège rén háowú xiūchǐxīn.

This person has no sense of shame whatsoever.

Tips

culture

In Chinese moral thought 羞耻心 is treated as a cornerstone of character - Mencius listed 羞恶之心 ('the sense of shame and disgust') as one of the four innate moral sprouts. Saying someone 没有羞耻心 ('has no shame') is a heavy moral condemnation.

Stroke Order

羞 xiū

耻 chǐ

心 xīn