负罪

負罪
fùzuì
verb #30,473

Meanings

  1. 1 to bear guilt
  2. 2 to be guilt-ridden
  3. 3 to carry the burden of a crime or wrongdoing

Examples

Tā duōnián lái yīzhí fùzuì shēnghuó.
He has lived with guilt for many years.
Tā fùzuìgǎn tài zhòng, zhěng yè shuì bù zháo.
Her sense of guilt was so heavy she couldn't sleep all night.

Tips

usage
Most commonly seen in the compound 负罪感 (fùzuìgǎn, 'sense of guilt'), which is the standard psychological term. As a stand-alone verb it's a literary 'bear guilt / be a guilty party.'
memory
= 'to carry on the back, bear (a burden)' + = 'crime, sin.' Picture guilt as a sack you carry around — that's 负罪 in physical form.

Stroke Order

zuì