羞

Pronunciation : xiū [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : shy. (adj) disgrace. (v) shame. (n) Radical : 丷 (羊) Strokes : 10 Traditional : 羞 Usage : 2.7%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

羞耻 xiū chǐ

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:

shame

2.

羞辱 xiū rǔ

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:

put to the shame; insult

3.

害羞 hài xiū

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:

be bashful; be shy

4.

怕羞 pà xiū

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:

coy; bashful; shy

5.

含羞草 hán xiū cǎo

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:

Mimosa pudica; sensitive plant

Sentences:

1. The child hung his head in shame. nà hái zǐ xiū dé dī xià le tóu 。 那 孩 子 羞 得 低 下 了 头 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

那 : that 孩子 : child 羞 : shy 得 : used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability 低 : bend 下 : down 了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen 头 : head

2. He is really dead to shame. tā zhēn shì bú zhī xiū chǐ 。 他 真 是 不 知 羞 耻 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 真 : really 是 : is 不知 : don't know 羞耻 : shame

3. Shyness inhibited him from speaking. tā yīn hài xiū ér shuō bú chū huà lái 。 他 因 害 羞 而 说 不 出 话 来 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 因 : because of 害羞 : shyness 而 : and 说 : say 不出 : not out 话 : words 来 : used together with "得" or "不", to indicate can or cannot

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