耻
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chǐ · shame, humiliation

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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耳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 耻

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Example sentences

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Wǒ duì nǐ de hòu yán wú chǐ gǎn dào jīng yà.我对你的厚颜无耻感到惊讶。

I am amazed at your audacity.

Source: Tatoeba #332996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tí wèn duì tā lái shuō shì hěn xiū chǐ de shì.提问对他来说是很羞耻的事。

He is ashamed to ask questions.

Source: Tatoeba #804984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì tā men wú chǐ de xíng jìng gǎn dào yànwù.我对他们无耻的行径感到厌恶。

I'm annoyed by their impudence.

Source: Tatoeba #1193435 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ rènwéi tāng mǔ hěn wú chǐ ma?你认为汤姆很无耻吗?

Do you think Tom is unscrupulous?

Source: Tatoeba #13881499 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi tā de shī bài gǎn dào xiū chǐ.他为他的失败感到羞耻。

He is ashamed of his failure.

Source: Tatoeba #8652791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi zì jǐ suǒ zuò de shì gǎn dào xiū chǐ.她为自己所做的事感到羞耻。

She is ashamed of what she's done.

Source: Tatoeba #805098 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 耻 in context

  1. Say chǐ, then recall the core meaning: shame, humiliation.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 不耻下问 (bù chǐ xià wèn), meaning “not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 耻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.