Chinese word

耻辱

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǐ rǔ

Meaning

  • nounshame

Example

我不想给家里带来耻辱。wǒ bù xiǎng gěi jiā lǐ dài lái chí rǔ

I don't want to bring shame on my family.

Illustration for 耻辱 (shame)

More examples

他在公众面前蒙受了耻辱。tā zài gōng zhòng miàn qián méng shòu le chí rǔ

He suffered humiliation in public.

Core concept

A loss of honor that leaves a person marked by shame, whether caused by conduct or by how others treat them.

Common phrases

  • 蒙受耻辱méng shòu chí rǔ

    suffer humiliation

  • 感到耻辱gǎn dào chí rǔ

    feel humiliated

  • 忍受耻辱rěn shòu chí rǔ

    endure humiliation

Similar words

屈辱qū rǔ: A deeply humiliating experience that damages one's standing and leaves strong shame.
侮辱wú rǔ: Words or actions that demean someone and injure their sense of dignity.
羞耻xiū chǐ: Shame felt because of one's own behavior or circumstances.
羞辱xiū rǔ: Humiliation caused by being treated as inferior or unworthy by others.

Definition in Chinese

因言行或处境而感到羞耻、丧失面子或名誉的状态或经历。yīn yán xíng huò chǔ jìng ér gǎn dào xiū chǐ sàng shī miàn zi huò míng yù de zhuàng tài huò jīng lì

Word origin

耻辱 (chǐrǔ, "shame and humiliation") combines 耻 (chǐ, "shame") with 辱 (rǔ, "humiliation"), joining inner shame with damage to one's honor.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word can sound solemn or literary, so its use often signals that the speaker views the event as serious rather than merely awkward.

Other meanings

  • humiliationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 耻辱感chí rú gǎnsense of shamenoun

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