guilty; lacking confidence
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
afraid of being found out; with a guilty conscience
Describes the fear of having one's wrongdoing discovered. Often used in the idiom 做贼心虚.
Zuò做
zéi贼
xīn心
xū虚
。
A thief has a guilty conscience (idiom).
Tā他
huí回
dá答
jǐng警
chá察
wèn问
huà话
shí时
xiǎn显
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
xīn心
xū虚
。
He seemed a bit guilty when answering the police officer's questions.
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Xiǎo小
míng明
tōu偷
le了
qián钱
，
xīn心
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
xīn心
xū虚
。
Xiao Ming stole the money and felt very guilty.
adjective
lacking self-confidence; diffident
Describes feeling insecure or unsure of oneself, especially when facing new challenges or authoritative figures.
Gāng刚
jiē接
shǒu手
xīn新
gōng工
zuò作
，
bù不
miǎn免
yǒu有
diǎn点
ér儿
xīn心
xū虚
。
Having just taken over the new job, one can't help but feel a bit lacking in confidence.
Dì第
yī一
cì次
shàng上
tái台
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
，
tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
xīn心
xū虚
。
Speaking on stage for the first time, he felt very insecure.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
me么
duō多
zhuān专
jiā家
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
yǒu有
xiē些
xīn心
xū虚
。
Facing so many experts, he felt somewhat lacking in confidence.