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害羞

害羞 hàixiū

害羞 hàixiū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 害羞 hàixiū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hàixiū | hai4 xiu1
English translation
shy
embarrassed
bashful

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About 害羞 hàixiū

Read some general information about the Chinese word 害羞 hàixiū .

Traditional form

害羞 hàixiū

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 害羞 hàixiū

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hài

Explanation

Pictograph of a lid over a container. Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as gài . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

gài 丰口

Number of Strokes

10
xiū

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羊丑

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 害羞 hàixiū

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Bié 害羞 hàixiū —— yǒu huà shuì 出来 chū lái ā .

Don't be bashfulspeak up for yourself.

算是 suàn shì duǒ 墙花因为 yīnwèi 特别 tèbié 害羞 hàixiū

I was something of a wallflower; I was terribly shy.

平时 píngshí hěn 害羞 hàixiū de 儿子 érzi 已经 yǐjīng 开始 kāishǐ rén 交往 jiāowǎng le

Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.

据曼迪 shuì 帕特彪悍 biāo hàn de 外表 wàibiǎo xià 隐藏 yǐn cáng zhāo 一颗害羞 hàixiū qiě 敏感 mǐngǎn de xīn

According to Mandy, Pat's tough exterior hides a shy and sensitive soul.

hěn 安静 ānjìng lüè 有点 yǒu diǎn 害羞 hàixiū

He's quiet and a bit on the shy side.

害羞 hàixiū Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 害羞 hàixiū and their own compounds.

害羞 hàixiū Compounds

See all 14 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 害羞 hàixiū in their composition.

  • hài
    • xiā , , xiá , hài , huá , jiè , xiá , , , , xiá
  • xiū
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