He is ashamed of his failure.
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羞耻
Traditional: 羞恥
xiū chǐ
HSK 2.0 · 6
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xiū chǐ · sau1 ci2 (Jyutping)
- (a feeling of) shame
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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