be ashamed; embarrass
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to be shy; to feel ashamed or bashful
Intransitive use describing one's own emotional state of feeling shy or embarrassed.
Xiū羞
sào臊
de得
mǎn满
liǎn脸
tōng通
hóng红
。
So ashamed that one's face turned completely red.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
xiū羞
sào臊
，
zǒng总
shì是
hěn很
zì自
rán然
。
He is never shy and is always very natural.
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Bèi被
dāng当
zhòng众
biǎo表
yáng扬
，
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
yǒu有
xiē些
xiū羞
sào臊
。
Being praised in public, she felt somewhat bashful.
verb
to embarrass; to make someone feel ashamed
Transitive use where the object is the person being shamed or embarrassed.
Bù不
yào要
xiū羞
sào臊
rén人
jiā家
。
Don't embarrass others.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huan欢
xiū羞
sào臊
xīn新
lái来
de的
tóng同
xué学
。
He always likes to embarrass the new students.