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害羞 (hài xiū): Shy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

害 • hài • harm, damage, injury

hài害

harm, damage, injury

Word Info

Pinyinhài xiū

Meaningshy

Characters2

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羞 • xiū • shame, embarrassment

xiū羞

shame, embarrassment

4.

How to Use 害羞 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith笑

hài害

xiū羞

de地

xiào笑

neutral

smile shyly

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

hài害

xiū羞

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

hài害

xiū羞

de的

hái孩

zi子

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

hài害

xiū羞

5.

Example Sentences with 害羞

tā他

hài害

xiū羞

dì地

xiào笑

le了

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 害羞.

结果jié guǒresult; outcome; fruit
对面duì miànopposite
保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
博士bó shìdoctor
翻译fān yìto translate
景色jǐng sèscenery; view; landscape
保证bǎo zhèngguarantee
盒子hé zismall box
合适hé shìsuitable
高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; motorway; freeway
得意dé yìproud of oneself
堵车dǔ chētraffic jam

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 害羞.

Words with 害

害怕hài pàafraid
厉害lì haidifficult to deal with
伤害shāng hàito injure
危害

neutral

feel shy

neutral

shy child

neutral

very shy

。

He smiled shyly.

nà那

ge个

hài害

xiū羞

de的

nǚ女

hái孩

bù不

gǎn敢

zài在

dà大

jiā家

miàn面

qián前

shuō说

huà话

。

That shy girl doesn't dare to speak in front of everyone.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

fā发

yán言

shí时

，

tā他

yì一

diǎn点

ér儿

yě也

bú不

hài害

xiū羞

。

He is not shy at all when speaking at formal meetings.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zài在

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

miàn面

qián前

zǒng总

shì是

zhè这

me么

hài害

xiū羞

ne呢

？

Why are you always so shy in front of strangers?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

xìng性

gé格

hài害

xiū羞

，

dàn但

gōng工

zuò作

néng能

lì力

què却

fēi非

cháng常

chū出

sè色

。

Although he has a shy personality, his work ability is outstanding.

wēi hài

harm; detriment; damage

损害sǔn hàiharm

有害yǒu hàidestructive

灾害zāi hàidamage; disaster; calamity

利害lì hàiformidable

Words with 羞

羞耻xiū chǐashamed
羞愧xiū kuìAshamed
恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùbecome angry out of embarrassment / fly into a rage out of humiliation
羞涩xiū sèshy; bashful
羞辱xiū rǔto humiliate; humiliation
闭月羞花bì yuè xiū huādescribes a woman of extraordinary beauty that surpasses natural beauty; so beautiful that the moon hides and flowers blush.