Definition
惭 (cán) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'ashamed'. Unlike the free-standing adjective 惭愧 (cánkuì), 惭 cannot stand alone as a word; it must appear in compounds like 惭愧 (ashamed), 羞惭 (ashamed), or 惭色 (ashamed expression). When you want to express 'ashamed', use the full compound, not 惭 by itself.
b.f.
(bound form) ashamed
Examples
- 。Tā gǎndào fēicháng cán kuì.He felt very ashamed.
- 惭。Tā yīn zìjǐ de xíngwéi ér xiū cán.She felt ashamed because of her own behavior.
- 。Tā cán kuì de dī xià le tóu.He lowered his head in shame.
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