羞涩 (羞澀)
xiū sè
Pinyin

Definition

羞涩 (羞澀)
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xiū sè
  1. shy
  2. bashful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

害羞
hài xiū
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 embarrassed
  3. 3 bashful
含羞草
hán xiū cǎo
  1. 1 mimosa
  2. 2 sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
娇羞
jiāo xiū
  1. 1 bashful
  2. 2 shy
  3. 3 shyness
  4. 4 modesty
恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
  1. 1 to fly into a rage out of humiliation
  2. 2 to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
羞怯
xiū qiè
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 timid

Idioms (6)

恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
  1. 1 to fly into a rage out of humiliation
  2. 2 to be ashamed into anger (idiom)
碍口识羞
ài kǒu shí xiū
  1. 1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
羞口难开
xiū kǒu nán kāi
  1. 1 to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
羞愧难当
xiū kuì nán dāng
  1. 1 to feel ashamed (idiom)
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

Sample Sentences

秦宇是个羞涩的男孩儿，他其实有时候想和这个女孩儿聊几句，但也不知道该从何聊起。就这么过了将近三个月，他和女孩儿几乎天天见到面，但除了点咖啡和道谢之外，他们两人未曾说过其它话语。
qínyǔ shì gè xiūsè de nánháir ，tā qíshí yǒushíhou xiǎng hé zhège nǚháiēr liáo jǐ jù ，dàn yě bù zhīdào gāi cónghé liáo qǐ 。jiù zhème guò le jiāngjìn sān ge yuè ，tā hé nǚháiēr jīhū tiāntiān jiàndào miàn ，dàn chúle diǎn kāfēi hé dàoxiè zhīwài ，tāmen liǎng rén wèicéng shuō guo qítā huàyǔ 。
QinYu is a shy boy. Sometimes he really wanted to make small talk with this girl, but he didn't know where to start. About three months had passed, and he had been meeting this girl almost every day. But aside from ordering coffee and a thank-you, they hadn't said anything else to each other.
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