惭愧 (cán kuì) — ashamed, apologetic (about one's own inadequacy or fault)

惭愧 (cánkuì) is the formal, written word for feeling ashamed of one's own inadequacy or failure — softer and more self-directed than 羞耻 or 羞愧, which emphasize moral shame. Unlike 害羞 or 难为情, it is not used for social shyness.

adjective
ashamedapologetic (about one's own inadequacy or fault)

예문

  • 惭愧
    Tīng dào tā de biǎo yáng, wǒ fǎn ér jué de hěn cán kuì.
    Hearing his praise, I on the contrary felt quite ashamed.
  • 惭愧
    Méi néng bāng shàng nǐ de máng, wǒ shí fēn cán kuì.
    Not being able to help, I feel very apologetic.
  • 惭愧
    cán kuì! Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì dōu zuò bù hǎo.
    I feel so ashamed — can't even handle this little task.

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