Chinese word

无耻

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú chǐ

Meaning

  • adjectiveshameless

Example

无耻的人连道歉都不会。wú chǐ de rén lián dào qiàn dōu bú huì

Shameless people do not even apologize.

Illustration for 无耻 (shameless)

More examples

他当众抢别人的成果，真是太无耻了。tā dāng zhòng qiǎng bié rén de chéng guǒ zhēn shì tài wú chǐ le

He took credit for someone else's work in public and was utterly shameless.

Core concept

Shame no longer checks a person's behavior, leaving the person boldly unconcerned about offending others.

Common phrases

  • 太无耻了tài wú chǐ le

    utterly shameless

  • 无耻的嘴脸wú chǐ de zuí liǎn

    shameless demeanor

Similar words

不要脸bú yào liǎn: Colloquially acting rudely without any sense of shame.
脸皮厚liǎn pí hòu: Having little concern for shame and continuing to act pushy.
厚颜无耻hòu yán wú chǐ: Being extremely brazen, with a thick-skinned disregard for shame.
不知羞耻bù zhī xiū chǐ: Failing to recognize one's own behavior as shameful and feeling no shame about it.

Definition in Chinese

形容没有羞耻心、行为厚颜无耻，令人反感。xíng róng méi yǒu xiū chǐ xīn xíng wéi hòu yán wú chǐ lìng rén fán gǎn

Word origin

无耻 (wúchǐ, "shameless") joins 无 (wú, "without") with 耻 (chǐ, "shame"), presenting a person who has lost the normal feeling that should restrain offensive behavior.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, 无耻 (wúchǐ, "shameless") carries a sharp insulting force, so using it can turn a comment about someone's behavior into a direct personal attack.

Other meanings

  • brazenadjective
  • impudentadjective

Opposites

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