miǎn
tiǎn

common
adjective

Meaning of 腼腆

腼腆 means shy; bashful; nervous with strangers; blushing with embarrassment. Pronounced miǎn tiǎn.

  • shy; bashful; nervous with strangers; blushing with embarrassment

Definitions & Examples

Xiǎo
hái
ér
jiàn
le
shēng
rén
yǒu
diǎn
miǎn
tiǎn
 

The child is a bit shy around strangers.

hěn
miǎn
tiǎn
 
gǎn
zài
gōng
zhòng
chǎng
shuō
huà
 

He is very bashful and dares not speak in public.

miǎn
tiǎn
de
xiào
le
xiào
 
méi
yǒu
huí
 

She smiled shyly without answering.

Zhè
hái
cóng
xiǎo
jiù
hěn
miǎn
tiǎn
 
jiàn
shēng
rén
 

This child has been shy since childhood, afraid of meeting strangers.