羞涩 (xiū sè) — shy, bashful

Definition

Examples

• 她第一次上台演讲时显得很羞涩。
  Tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng shí xiǎn de hěn xiū sè.
  She looked very shy when giving a speech on stage for the first time.
• 他羞涩地低下了头，不敢看对方。
  Tā xiū sè dì dī xià le tóu, bù gǎn kàn duì fāng.
  He bashfully lowered his head, not daring to look at the other person.
• 面对陌生人的夸奖，她脸上露出一丝羞涩的笑容。
  Miàn duì mò shēng rén de kuā jiǎng, tā liǎn shàng lù chū yì sī xiū sè de xiào róng.
  Faced with a stranger's compliment, she showed a shy smile.