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怯生

qiè shēng

2-character word

What 怯生 means

1. shy

The characters in 怯生

• 怯qiètimid; cowardly; rustic
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)

Words starting with 怯生

• 怯生生qiè shēng shēngshy

Sounds the same

Read qiè shēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 窃声in a whisper; in stealthy tones

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