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害羞

hài xiū · hai xiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. shy
  2. embarrassed
  3. bashful
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Sing in front of everyone

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)同学(tóngxué)聚会(jùhuì)，你(nǐ)要(yào)唱歌(chànggē)吗(ma)？

    The get-together with classmates is tomorrow. Will you sing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)唱(chàng)，我(wǒ)害羞(hàixiū)。

    I will not sing. I am shy.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)不是(bùshì)在(zài)朋友(péngyou)家(jiā)唱了(chàngle)三首(sānshǒu)吗(ma)？

    Did you not sing three songs at a friend's home last time?

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)，人(rén)少(shǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)害羞(hàixiū)。

    That was at home, with few people. I was not shy.

  5. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)也(yě)只有(zhǐyǒu)五个人(wǔgèrén)啊(a)。

    Tomorrow there are only five people too.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你们(nǐmen)都(dōu)转过去(zhuǎnguòqù)，我(wǒ)害羞(hàixiū)！

    Then all of you turn around. I am shy!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

素(sù)颜(yán)太(tài)害(hài)羞(xiū)了(le)，请(qǐng)不(bú)要(yào)盯(dīng)着(zhe)我(wǒ)看(kàn)。

It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)上(shàng)台(tái)唱(chàng)歌(gē)时(shí)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)害(hài)羞(xiū)。

She was a bit shy when she first went on stage to sing.

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