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羞愧

xiū kuì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

羞愧 (xiū kuì) means "ashamed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 羞愧 means

1. ashamed

The characters in 羞愧

• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 愧kuìashamed

Example sentences

• 他不因贫穷而感到羞愧。
  Tā bù yīn pínqióng ér gǎndào xiūkuì.
  He is not ashamed of being poor.
• 我对自己的行为感到羞愧。
  Wǒ duì zìjǐ de xíngwéi gǎndào xiūkuì.
  I was ashamed of my behavior.

Words starting with 羞愧

• 羞愧难当xiū kuì nán dāngto feel ashamed (idiom)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiū kuì correctly.
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