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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

害羞 [hàixiū]
  1. 1. verb be shy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

害羞 [hàixiū]
  1. 1. be bashful; be shy
    她是第一次当众讲话,有些害羞
    This was the first time she had spoken before many people, so she was a bit shy.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

害羞 [hàixiū]
  1. 1. 难为情;不好意思
    这孩子一见生人就害羞

Examples

她是第一次当众讲话,有些害羞
This was the first time she had spoken before many people, so she was a bit shy. 害羞
害羞
be bashful; be shy
害羞
be shy
害羞
这孩子一见生人就害羞 害羞
She is very shy compared with her sister.
和姐姐相比,她比较害羞
People who don't know me say that I appear very snobbish, but it's just because I'm shy.
不了解我的人都说我看起来很势利,其实那是因为我害羞 appear
She is a very shy girl.
她是个很害羞的女孩。 shy
My daughter is so shy that conversing with her can be quite difficult for the other kids.
我的女儿非常害羞,别的孩子都很难跟她交谈。

Collocations

十分害羞
very shy
害羞地低下头
to lower one's head shyly
害羞的人
a shy person
生性害羞
to be shy in nature
天生害羞
to be shy in nature

Word Decomposition


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[xiū]

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