day 14surprise and shame

surprise and shame

Talk about surprise, embarrassment, shame and envy, and say “to such a point” with 到这个份上 and “I don’t know what to say” with 不知……才好.

today’s words

• 诧异 chàyì · surprised, astonished
• 惊奇 jīngqí · amazed, surprised
• 惊叹 jīngtàn · to marvel at, exclaim in admiration
• 震惊 zhènjīng · shocked; to shock
• 震撼 zhènhàn · to shake, stun; overwhelming
• 惊动 jīngdòng · to alarm, disturb, cause a stir
• 惊险 jīngxiǎn · thrilling, dangerous
• 纳闷儿 nàmènr · to be puzzled, wonder
• 茫然 mángrán · at a loss, bewildered
• 发呆 fādāi · to stare blankly, daydream
• 发愣 fālèng · to be stunned, freeze
• 出神 chūshén · to be lost in thought, spellbound
• 惭愧 cánkuì · ashamed
• 羞耻 xiūchǐ · shame; ashamed
• 羞愧 xiūkuì · ashamed, abashed
• 耻辱 chǐrǔ · disgrace, humiliation
• 丢脸 diūliǎn · to lose face, be embarrassed
• 丢人 diūrén · to lose face, be embarrassing
• 难堪 nánkān · embarrassing, awkward; ugly
• 难为情 nánwéiqíng · shy, embarrassed
• 过意不去 guòyìbùqù · to feel bad (about troubling someone)
• 自卑 zìbēi · to feel inferior
• 自责 zìzé · to blame oneself
• 自尊 zìzūn · self-respect, pride
• 悔恨 huǐhèn · remorse; to regret deeply
• 嫉妒 jídù · to be jealous, envy
• 忌妒 jìdu · to be jealous (variant spelling)
• 眼红 yǎnhóng · to be envious
• 多心 duōxīn · oversensitive, suspicious
• 介意 jièyì · to mind, take offence
• 好受 hǎoshòu · comfortable, feeling better
• 不堪 bùkān · unbearable; extremely (after an adjective)
• 煎熬 jiān'áo · torment, ordeal
• 受苦 shòukǔ · to suffer hardship
• 受罪 shòuzuì · to have a hard time, endure torment

sentences

• 听到这个消息，大家都很震惊。 · Everyone was shocked by the news.
• 他的回答让老师很诧异。 · His answer surprised the teacher.
• 这场演出太震撼了。 · This show was absolutely stunning.
• 她一个人坐在窗边发呆。 · She sat alone by the window, lost in thought.
• 迟到了这么久，我很惭愧。 · I’m ashamed to be so late.