可
耻

Shameful in Chinese: 可耻 (kě chǐ)

kě chǐ

shameful

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 可恥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shameful
  2. 2disgraceful
  3. 3ignominious

Stroke order

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可
耻

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄔˇ

chǐ

ㄔ/ chˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

可耻

Simplified

可恥

Traditional

Example sentences

See 可耻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 撒谎是很可耻的行为。

    sā huǎng shì hěn kě chǐ de xíng wéi。

    Lying is a shameful thing to do.

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Related words

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

可爱

kě ài

adorable

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

可靠

kě kào

reliable

可怕

kě pà

awful

宁可

nìng kě

preferably

可乐

kě lè

amusing

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