shy; bashful; embarrassed
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be shy; to be bashful; to be embarrassed
neutralDescribes a feeling of shyness or embarrassment, often in social situations or when receiving attention. It is a common descriptive verb, slightly more formal than just '害羞'.
Xiǎo小
gū姑
niang娘
pà怕
xiū羞
，
duǒ躲
dào到
gū姑
gu姑
shēn身
hòu后
qù去
le了
。
The little girl was too shy and hid behind her aunt.
Dì第
yī一
cì次
shàng上
tái台
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
，
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
pà怕
xiū羞
。
He felt a bit shy giving a speech on stage for the first time.
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Bié别
pà怕
xiū羞
，
dà大
dǎn胆
shuō说
chū出
nǐ你
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Don't be shy, speak your mind boldly.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
pà怕
xiū羞
de的
hái孩
zi子
，
bù不
tài太
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
shuō说
huà话
。
He is a shy child and doesn't like talking to strangers much.