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愧疚 meaning in English

kuìjiù

to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful

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Meaning of 愧疚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kuìjiù
  1. to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful

愧疚 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ非fēi常cháng愧kuì疚jiù。
Tom felt very guilty.
玛mǎ丽lì为wèi她tā做zuò的de事shì感gǎn到dào非fēi常cháng愧kuì疚jiù。
Mary is very sorry for what she's done.
他tā总zǒng有yǒu一yī天tiān会huì为wèi此cǐ感gǎn到dào愧kuì疚jiù的de。
He will be sorry for it some day.

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愧 kuì · ashamed · 12 strokes

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疚 jiù · chronic disease · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 愧疚.

羞愧xiūkuìashamed
惭愧cánkuìashamed
当之无愧dāngzhīwúkuìfully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
内疚nèijiùto feel guilty
不愧bùkuìto be worthy of; to deserve to be called
问心无愧wènxīnwúkuìlit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Questions about 愧疚

What does 愧疚 mean?

愧疚 (kuìjiù) means "to feel guilty; to feel ashamed of oneself; to be remorseful".

How do you write 愧疚?

愧疚 is made of 2 characters: 愧 (12 strokes), 疚 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.