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

HSK 6

她负疚地向朋友道歉。

Tā fùjiù de xiàng péngyou dàoqiàn.

She apologized to her friend with a guilty conscience.

HSK 7-9

他对这件事深感负疚。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì shēngǎn fùjiù.

He felt deeply guilty about this matter.

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

Stroke Order

负 fù

疚 jiù