内疚

nèi jiù · nei jiu

Traditional 內疚

Meaning

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  1. guilty conscience
  2. to feel a twinge of guilt

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)请(qǐng)他(tā)来(lái)参(cān)加(jiā)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)会(huì),感(gǎn)到(dào)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)内(nèi)疚(jiù)。

I feel a little guilty that I didn't invite him to join the celebration.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

忘(wàng)了(le)她(tā)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì),他(tā)心(xīn)里(lǐ)很(hěn)内(nèi)疚(jiù)。

He felt very guilty for forgetting her birthday.

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