耻 chǐ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
耻辱
chǐrǔ
shame; disgrace; humiliation
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 那段失败经历曾被他视为耻辱，后来却成为推动他重新创业的力量。 Nà duàn shībài jīnglì céng bèi tā shìwéi chǐrǔ, hòulái què chéngwéi tuīdòng tā chóngxīn chuàngyè de lìliàng. He once regarded that failed experience as a disgrace, but later it became the force that pushed him to start again.
- 当众被批评让他觉得是一种耻辱。 Dāngzhòng bèi pīpíng ràng tā juéde shì yì zhǒng chǐrǔ. Being criticised in public felt like a disgrace to him.
- 他不愿再提那段耻辱的往事。 Tā bú yuàn zài tí nà duàn chǐrǔ de wǎngshì. He doesn't want to bring up that humiliating episode again.
Related words
- 不耻下问 bùchǐxiàwèn not to feel ashamed to ask and learn from one’s inferiors
- 耻笑 chǐxiào to ridicule; to mock
- 可耻 kěchǐ shameful; disgraceful
- 无耻 wúchǐ shameless; disgraceful
- 羞耻 xiūchǐ shameful; ashamed
- 侮辱 wǔrǔ to insult; to humiliate
- 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi to give up halfway
- 出丑 chūchǒu to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself
- 罢休 bàxiū to stop; to let the matter drop
- 丢人 diūrén to lose face; shameful
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 丢脸 diūliǎn to lose face; disgraceful