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害羞

hài xiū

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

害羞 (hài xiū) means "shy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 害羞 means

1. shy
2. embarrassed
3. bashful

The characters in 害羞

• 害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame

Example sentences

• 别害羞
  Bié hàixiū
  Don't be shy!
• 别害羞！
  Don't be shy!
• 我害羞。
  I was shy.
• 不要害羞。
  Don't be shy.
• 别太害羞。
  Don't be too shy.
• 汤姆害羞。
  Tom is shy.

Where 害羞 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Negative emotions & reactions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read hài xiū correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.