自惭形秽 zì cán xíng huì

to feel inferior

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to feel inferior
  2. 2. to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
惭 cán HSK 5
ashamed; variant of 慚cán
形 xíng HSK 5
shape; form; to appear
秽 huì
dirt; filth