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害羞

hài xiū

B1 Level 5
Stative verb

害羞 (hài xiū) is a Chinese word meaning “shy”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. shy
  2. embarrassed
  3. bashful

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Example

他很害羞，不敢上台說話。

He's shy and doesn't dare speak on stage.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).