HSK 5 HSK V7-9
Correct

惭愧

/ cán kuì  /
Strokes

Collocation

1
很惭愧
2
十分惭愧
3
觉得惭愧
4
感到惭愧
5
惭愧得很
6
惭愧地低下了头

Definition

惭愧 is an Adjective, which means [ ashamed; abashed].

 

Example

As an Adjective.
1
Tīng
le
ma
妈妈
de
huà
  
,
gǎndào
感到
hěn
cánkuì
惭愧
  
,
zhēn
yīnggāi
应该
me
那么
zuò
  

Listening to my mother's words, I felt ashamed that I really shouldn't have done that.

2
Kǎoshì
考试
chéng
成绩
chūlái
出来
le
  
,
méi
kǎo
及格
  
,
gǎndào
感到
shí
fēn
cánkuì
惭愧
  

The test results came out, and I didn't pass the test, and I felt very ashamed.

3
Měidāng
每当
xiǎng
想起
zhè
jiàn
shì
dōu
gǎndào
感到
shí
fēn
cánkuì
惭愧
  

Whenever I think about it, I feel ashamed.

4
Hěn
cánkuì
惭愧
  
,
suīrán
虽然
xué
le
nián
hàn
汉语
le
  
,
dànshì
但是
zhìjīn
至今
réngrán
仍然
gǎn
kāikǒu
开口
  

I am ashamed that although I have been learning Chinese for a year, I still dare not open my mouth.

5
Ràng
gǎndào
感到
cánkuì
惭愧
de
shì
  
,
xué
大学
毕业
zhème
这么
duōnián
多年
  
,
què
shìchéng
一事无成
  

I'm ashamed that after all these years of graduating from college, I didn't get anywhere.

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