害羞
hài xiū
Pinyin

Definition

害羞
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hài xiū
  1. shy
  2. embarrassed
  3. bashful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shāng hài
  1. 1 to injure
  2. 2 to harm
lì hai
  1. 1 difficult to deal with
  2. 2 difficult to endure
  3. 3 ferocious
  4. 4 radical
  5. 5 serious
  6. 6 terrible
  7. 7 violent
  8. 8 tremendous
  9. 9 awesome
hài
  1. 1 to do harm to
  2. 2 to cause trouble to
  3. 3 harm
  4. 4 evil
  5. 5 calamity
hài pà
  1. 1 to be afraid
  2. 2 to be scared
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好,现在大家跟我一起摆动腰胯,像写罗马数字“8”,扭起来,别害羞!
hǎo ,xiànzài dàjiā gēn wǒ yīqǐ bǎidòng yāo kuà ,xiàng xiě luómǎ shùzì “bā ”,niǔ qǐlai ,bié hàixiū !
Good, everyone, sway your hips with me. It's like an Arabic figure eight. Start shaking. You're so shy!
我可是一则战胜社交恐惧症的励志活教材啊。我以前非常内向害羞的。
wǒ kě shì yī zé zhànshèng shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng de lìzhì huó jiàocái ā 。wǒ yǐqián fēicháng nèixiàng hàixiū de 。
I'm actually a living lesson in overcoming social anxiety. I was previously extremely introverted and shy.
他们有的你也有,别害羞嘛。
tāmen yǒu de nǐ yě yǒu ,bié hàixiū ma 。
They have the same bits and bobs that you do, don't be shy.
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哦对!亚洲女孩都比较害羞,不敢一个人来夜店。
ò duì !Yàzhōu nǚhái dōu bǐjiào hàixiū ,bùgǎn yí ge rén lái yèdiàn 。
Oh yes! Asian girls are all a bit more shy, they don't like to go to nightclubs alone.
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大概是因为喜欢我,所以很害羞。
dàgài shì yīnwèi xǐhuan wǒ ,suǒyǐ hěn hàixiū 。
It's probably because he likes me, so he's shy.
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他很喜欢一个女孩子。他想去约她,但是他很害羞。
tā hěn xǐhuan yī ge nǚháizi 。tā xiǎng qù yuē tā ,dànshì tā hěn hàixiū 。
He really liked a girl. He wanted to ask her out, but he was shy.
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