羞怯
xiū qiè
Pinyin

Definition

羞怯
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xiū qiè
  1. shy
  2. timid

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

害羞
hài xiū
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 embarrassed
  3. 3 bashful
羞涩
xiū sè
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 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
怯场
qiè chǎng
  1. 1 to have stage fright
怯懦
qiè nuò
  1. 1 timid
  2. 2 gutless
  3. 3 weakling
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
羞耻
xiū chǐ
  1. 1 (a feeling of) shame
羞愧
xiū kuì
  1. 1 ashamed
羞答答
xiū dā dā
  1. 1 bashful
羞辱
xiū rǔ
  1. 1 to baffle
  2. 2 to humiliate
  3. 3 shame
  4. 4 dishonor
  5. 5 humiliation
胆怯
dǎn qiè
  1. 1 timidity
  2. 2 timid
  3. 3 cowardly
不知羞耻
bù zhī xiū chǐ
  1. 1 to have no sense of shame
  2. 2 brazen
囊中羞涩
náng zhōng xiū sè
  1. 1 to be embarrassingly short of money
怕羞
pà xiū
  1. 1 coy
  2. 2 shy
  3. 3 bashful
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

Idioms (9)

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)
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)
闭月羞花
bì yuè xiū huā
  1. 1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world

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