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羞涩 (xiū sè): Shy (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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羞 • xiū • shame, embarrassment

xiū羞

shame, embarrassment

涩 • sè • astringent, rough, not smooth

sè涩

astringent, rough, not smooth

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Pinyinxiū sè

Meaningshy; bashful

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Syntaxadjective

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More common words that include characters from 羞涩.

Words with 羞

害羞hài xiūshy
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
羞辱xiū rǔto humiliate; humiliation

Words with 涩

苦涩kǔ sèbitter and astringent
晦涩huì sèobscure and difficult to understand

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Example Sentences with 羞涩

Tā她

jiàn见

dào到

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

hěn很

xiū羞

sè涩

。

She is very shy when meeting strangers.

Tā他

xiū羞

sè涩

de地

dī低

xià下

le了

tóu头

。

He bashfully lowered his head.