讷涩
nè sè
Pinyin

Definition

讷涩
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nè sè
  1. clumsy in speech
  2. tongue tied

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

羞涩
xiū sè
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 bashful
苦涩
kǔ sè
  1. 1 bitter and astringent
  2. 2 pained
  3. 3 agonized
青涩
qīng sè
  1. 1 underripe
  2. 2 (fig.) young and inexperienced
干涩
gān sè
  1. 1 dry and rough (skin)
  2. 2 hoarse (voice)
  3. 3 dry and heavy (style)
囊中羞涩
náng zhōng xiū sè
  1. 1 to be embarrassingly short of money
晦涩
huì sè
  1. 1 difficult to understand
  2. 2 cryptic
木讷
mù nè
  1. 1 wooden and slow of speech
  2. 2 slow-speeched
  3. 3 inarticulate
  4. 4 unsophisticated
涩味
sè wèi
  1. 1 acerbic (taste)
  2. 2 astringent
酸涩
suān sè
  1. 1 sour
  2. 2 acrid
  3. 3 (fig.) bitter
  4. 4 painful
冷涩
lěng sè
  1. 1 cold and sluggish
  2. 2 chilly
涩
sè
  1. 1 astringent
  2. 2 tart
  3. 3 acerbity
  4. 4 unsmooth
  5. 5 rough (surface)
  6. 6 hard to understand
  7. 7 obscure
生涩
shēng sè
  1. 1 unripe
  2. 2 tart
  3. 3 not fully proficient
  4. 4 somewhat shaky
讷
nè
  1. 1 to speak slowly
  2. 2 inarticulate
讷河
Nè hé
  1. 1 Nehe county level city in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
讷讷
nè nè
  1. 1 (of speech) indistinct
  2. 2 mumbling
  3. 3 hesitating
咸涩
xián sè
  1. 1 salty and bitter
  2. 2 acerbic

Idioms (3)

刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè
  1. 1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
木讷寡言
mù nè guǎ yán
  1. 1 honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè
  1. 1 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

Sample Sentences