shēng

common

Meaning of 怕生

怕生 means to be shy of strangers; to have stranger anxiety. Pronounced pà shēng.

  • to be shy of strangers; to have stranger anxiety

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
hái
zi
xiǎo
 
yǒu
diǎn
shēng
 
zǒng
shì
duǒ
zài
ma
shēn
hòu
 

This child is little and a bit shy of strangers, always hiding behind his mother.

Bié
dān
xīn
 
zhǐ
shì
gāng
kāi
shǐ
shēng
 
shú
huì
er
jiù
hǎo
le
 

Don't worry, she's just being shy at first. She'll be fine after getting familiar for a while.

xiǎo
shí
hòu
shēng
 
jiàn
dào
shuí
dōu
xiào
 

He wasn't shy of strangers when he was little; he would smile at anyone.

Bǎo
bao
rèn
shēng
shì
zhèng
cháng
de
xīn
zhǎn
guò
chéng
 

Stranger anxiety in babies is a normal part of psychological development.

Lǎo
shī
shuō
hěn
guāi
 
jiù
shì
zài
jiào
shì
yǒu
diǎn
shēng
 

The teacher said she is very well-behaved, just a bit shy in the classroom.