她看起來可能有點畏首畏尾的,但她的意志其實十分堅強。

She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 she
=2 看起來 kànlai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
=2 看起來 kànqilai
  1. to look and perceive
  2. to seem; to look as if
3 可能 néng
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

classifier:

4 有點 yǒudiǎn a little
5 畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi
  1. afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. afraid of the slightest thing
=6 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
8 she
=9 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 意志 zhì will; willpower; determination
11 其實 shí actually; in fact; really
12 十分 shífēn
  1. very
  2. completely
  3. utterly
  4. extremely
  5. absolutely
  6. hundred percent
  7. to divide into ten equal parts
13 堅強 jiānqiáng
  1. staunch
  2. strong