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羞涩

xiū sè

2-character word Traditional 羞澀

What 羞涩 means

1. shy; bashful

The characters in 羞涩

• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 涩sèastringent; tart; acerbity

Example sentences

• 汤姆挺羞涩的。
  Tom is fairly shy.

Words containing 羞涩

• 囊中羞涩náng zhōng xiū sèto be embarrassingly short of money

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