# 惭愧 (cánkuì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惭愧 (cánkuì) means “ashamed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ashamed
- Pinyin: cánkuì (can2 kui4)
- Traditional: 慚愧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 没能帮上你的忙，我感到很惭愧。
  Méi néng bāngshàng nǐ de máng, wǒ gǎndào hěn cánkuì.
  I feel very ashamed for not being able to help you.

## Characters

- 惭 (cán): ashamed
- 愧 (kuì): ashamed

https://hanziro.com/word/can-kui-ashamed/

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