Word

羞耻 (xiū chǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 羞耻

形 xíng adjective

ashamed

他对自己的行为感到羞耻。

tā duì zì jǐ de xíng wéi gǎn dào xiū chǐ

He feels ashamed of his behavior.

Word breakdown

羞 xiū — shame, bashfulness

1 害羞 hài xiū — shy HSK 4
- 害 intensifier indicating being affected by a state
- 羞 shy, bashful, embarrassed
Example

小女孩见到陌生人就害羞。

xiǎo nǚ hái jiàn dào mò shēng rén jiù hài xiū

The little girl becomes shy when she meets strangers.
2 恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù — to become angry from embarrassment HSK 7
- 恼 annoyed, vexed
- 羞 ashamed, embarrassed
- 成 become, turn into
- 怒 anger, rage
Example

他被指出错误后恼羞成怒，摔门而去。

tā bèi zhǐ chū cuò wù hòu nǎo xiū chéng nù shuāi mén ér qù

When his mistake was pointed out, he became angry from embarrassment and slammed the door as he left.
3 羞愧 xiū kuì — ashamed HSK 7
- 羞 shame, embarrassment
- 愧 guilt, remorse
Example

他为自己的错误感到羞愧。

tā wèi zì jǐ de cuò wù gǎn dào xiū kuì

He felt ashamed of his mistakes.

耻 chǐ — disgrace, dishonor

1 不耻下问 bù chǐ xià wèn — not ashamed to learn from those below oneself HSK 7
- 不 not (negation)
- 耻 ashamed, shame
- 下 below, lower in status
- 问 ask, inquire
Example

孔子虽然学问渊博，但他不耻下问，经常向普通人请教。

Kǒng zǐ suī rán xué wèn yuān bó dàn tā bù chǐ xià wèn jīng cháng xiàng pǔ tōng rén qǐng jiào

Although Confucius was very learned, he was not ashamed to learn from those below him and often consulted ordinary people.
2 可耻 kě chǐ — shameful HSK 7
- 可 worthy of, deserving
- 耻 shame, disgrace
Example

说谎是可耻的行为。

shuō huǎng shì kě chǐ de xíng wéi

Lying is shameful behavior.
3 无耻 wú chǐ — shameless HSK 7
- 无 without, lacking
- 耻 shame, sense of shame
Example

他的行为太无耻了。

tā de xíng wéi tài wú chǐ le

His behavior is too shameless.
4 耻笑 chǐ xiào — to ridicule HSK 7
- 耻 shame, disgrace (indicates the contemptuous nature)
- 笑 laugh, smile (the action of mocking)
Example

不要耻笑别人的缺点

bú yào chǐ xiào bié rén de quē diǎn

Don't ridicule others' shortcomings
5 耻辱 chǐ rǔ — shame HSK 7
- 耻 shame, sense of dishonor
- 辱 disgrace, humiliation
Example

失败不是耻辱。

shī bài bù shì chǐ rǔ

Failure is not a shame.

Structure & writing

1 羞 xiū — feel embarrassed; be bashful; shy

羞 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 羊 yáng — sheep or goat (mammal with horns, including domestic breeds like sheep and goats, and wild species like gazelles and antelopes; wool, hide, bone, and horn used as industrial materials; meat and milk edible)

羊 is a component in 20 characters

HSK 1

样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs

HSK 2

着 zhuó to wear (clothing)

HSK 3