负疚

負疚

fùjiù

verb #26,919

Meanings

1 to feel guilty
2 to feel apologetic
3 to have a guilty conscience

Characters

to bear; to carry; to owe

guilt; remorse; to feel sorry

Examples

他对这件事深感负疚。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì shēn gǎn fùjiù.

He felt deeply guilty about this matter.

她负疚地向朋友道歉。

Tā fùjiù de xiàng péngyou dàoqiàn.

She apologized to her friend with a guilty conscience.

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负疚 is a literary/formal expression. In everyday speech, 内疚 (nèijiù) or 觉得对不起 are more common ways to express feeling guilty or sorry.

Stroke Order

负 fù

疚 jiù