怯懦
qiè nuò
Pinyin

Definition

怯懦
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qiè nuò
  1. timid
  2. gutless
  3. weakling

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

懦弱
nuò ruò
  1. 1 cowardly
  2. 2 weak
怯场
qiè chǎng
  1. 1 to have stage fright
怯懦
qiè nuò
  1. 1 timid
  2. 2 gutless
  3. 3 weakling
懦夫
nuò fū
  1. 1 coward
羞怯
xiū qiè
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 timid
胆怯
dǎn qiè
  1. 1 timidity
  2. 2 timid
  3. 3 cowardly
怯
qiè
  1. 1 timid
  2. 2 cowardly
  3. 3 rustic
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [què]
怯弱
qiè ruò
  1. 1 timid
  2. 2 weak
怯生
qiè shēng
  1. 1 shy
怯生生
qiè shēng shēng
  1. 1 shy
怯声怯气
qiè shēng qiè qì
  1. 1 to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
露怯
lòu qiè
  1. 1 to display one's ignorance
  2. 2 to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder

Idioms (3)

大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
怯声怯气
qiè shēng qiè qì
  1. 1 to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)

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