shy with strangers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
shy with strangers; timid around unfamiliar people
dialectA dialectal word, commonly used to describe children or people who are not socially confident, especially when meeting new people. Equivalent to standard Mandarin '怕生 (pàshēng)' or '认生 (rènshēng)'.
Hái孩
zi子
qiè怯
shēng生
，
kè客
rén人
yī一
bào抱
tā他
jiù就
kū哭
。
The child is shy with strangers; he cries as soon as a guest picks him up.
Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
hěn很
qiè怯
shēng生
，
bù不
ài爱
shuō说
huà话
。
She has been very timid around strangers since childhood and doesn't like to talk.
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Bié别
guài怪
tā他
，
tā他
gāng刚
dào到
xīn新
huán环
jìng境
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
qiè怯
shēng生
。
Don't blame him; he's new to the environment and feels a bit shy with strangers.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
hěn很
qiè怯
shēng生
，
yī一
jiàn见
shēng生
rén人
jiù就
duǒ躲
。
This puppy is very timid around strangers and hides whenever it sees someone new.