bashful; shy; coy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
bashful; shy; feeling embarrassed and awkward
Often used with the particle '的' as an attributive modifier. Describes a state of coyness or bashfulness, frequently used in humorous or affectionate contexts. The reduplicative pattern '答答' is typical of classical and colloquial Chinese stative descriptions.
Tā她
xiū羞
rén人
dā答
dā答
de地
dī低
xià下
le了
tóu头
，
bù不
gǎn敢
kàn看
dà大
jiā家
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
。
She lowered her head bashfully, not daring to meet everyone's eyes.
Bié别
xiū羞
rén人
dā答
dā答
de的
le了
，
kuài快
gēn跟
dà大
jiā家
dǎ打
ge个
zhāo招
hu呼
。
Don't be so shy—go say hello to everyone.
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Tā他
bèi被
kuā夸
jiǎng奖
de得
xiū羞
rén人
dā答
dā答
，
liǎn脸
dōu都
hóng红
le了
。
He turned bashful from the praise, his face flushing red.