负疚 (fù jiù) — (literary, separable verb) to feel guilty or apologetic

Definition

Examples

• 他对自己的错误深感负疚。
  Tā duì zì jǐ de cuò wù shēn gǎn fù jiù.
  He deeply feels guilty about his mistake.
• 她一直为此事负着疚。
  Tā yì zhí wèi cǐ shì fù zhe jiù.
  She has been bearing guilt for this matter all along.
• 若负此疚终生，难以释怀。
  Ruò fù cǐ jiù zhōng shēng, nán yǐ shì huái.
  If one bears this guilt for life, it is hard to let go.