怕事

pàshì
  1. timid
  2. to be afraid of getting involved
  3. to be afraid of getting into trouble

CEDICT

to be afraid of getting into trouble; to be timid and over-anxious

Wiktionary

怕惹是非、不敢多事。

重編國語辭典

指一個人生性膽小，對任何有挑戰的事情都懼怕不敢去嘗試。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 怕 pà
  1. to be afraid
  2. to fear
  3. to dread
  4. to be unable to endure
  5. perhaps
2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

Related entries

忸忸怩怩 niǔniǔníní
  1. timid
  2. bashful
怯 qiè
  1. timid
  2. cowardly
  3. rustic
  4. Taiwan pr. què
怯弱 qièruò
  1. timid
  2. weak
怵 chù
  1. fearful
  2. timid
  3. to fear
羞怯 xiūqiè
  1. shy
  2. timid
她羞怯地看了一眼那個年輕人。

She glanced shyly at the young man.

Source: Tatoeba

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