羞怯

xiūqiè
  1. shy
  2. timid

CEDICT

shy; timid; sheepish

Wiktionary

Examples

她羞怯地看了一眼那个年轻人。

She glanced shyly at the young man.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 羞 xiū
  1. shy
  2. ashamed
  3. shame
  4. bashful
  5. variant of 馐 xiū
  6. delicacies
2 怯 qiè
  1. timid
  2. cowardly
  3. rustic
  4. Taiwan pr. què

Related entries

害羞 hàixiū
  1. shy
  2. embarrassed
  3. bashful
別害羞

Don't be shy!

Source: Tatoeba

怯生 qièshēng shy
怯生生 qièshēngshēng shy
愐 miǎn shy
羞 xiū
  1. shy
  2. ashamed
  3. shame
  4. bashful
  5. variant of 馐 xiū
  6. delicacies
聪明人会羞于干这种事。

A man of sense would be ashamed to do so.

Source: Tatoeba

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