含羞 (hán xiū) — shyly, timidly (with a bashful or embarrassed manner)
Definition
Literary adverb meaning 'shyly, bashfully' — always precedes 地 + verb to describe a coy or embarrassed manner (含羞地笑). More formal and written than the plain 害羞 (shy).
adverb
shylytimidly (with a bashful or embarrassed manner)
Examples
- 含羞，。Tā hán xiū dì xiào le xiào, méi yǒu shuō huà.She smiled shyly and didn't say anything.
- 含羞。Xiǎo nán hái hán xiū dì duǒ zài mā ma shēn hòu.The little boy hid shyly behind his mother.
- 含羞，。Tā hán xiū dì dì shàng yì fēng xìn, zhuǎn shēn jiù pǎo.He shyly handed over a letter and then turned and ran.
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