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惭愧

cán kuì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 慚愧

惭愧 (cán kuì) means "ashamed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 惭愧 means

1. ashamed

The characters in 惭愧

• 惭cánashamed
• 愧kuìashamed

Example sentences

• 我对我自己感到惭愧。
  Wǒ duì wǒ zìjǐ gǎndào cánkuì.
  I am ashamed of myself.
• 我很惭愧，这是我第一次对我爸说谎。
  Wǒ hěn cánkuì, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì duì wǒ bà shuōhuǎng.
  This is the first time I've ever lied to my father and I am ashamed of myself.

Where 惭愧 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emotions & Moods (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read cán kuì correctly.
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