有愧

yǒukuì

verb #25,306

Meanings

1 to feel ashamed
2 to have a guilty conscience
3 to be unworthy of

Characters

to have; to feel

ashamed; guilty; to feel shame

Examples

我对他的信任深感有愧。

Wǒ duì tā de xìnrèn shēngǎn yǒukuì.

I feel deeply ashamed of his trust in me.

他没能完成任务，对战友深感有愧。

Tā méi néng wánchéng rènwù, duì zhànyǒu shēngǎn yǒukuì.

He felt deeply guilty toward his comrades for failing to complete the mission.

Tips

usage

有愧 often appears in the pattern 对…有愧 (feel guilty toward someone) or 深感有愧 (deeply feel ashamed). It is more literary than 惭愧 (cánkuì).

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

愧 kuì