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Results for: "shy"

Translating from English to Chinese Simplified

Translations:

shy — timid, reserved
→ 害羞 (hàixiū)
→ 怕生 (pà shēng) of child towards strangers
→ 含蓄 (hánxù)
shy — easily frightened
→ 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)
→ 怕羞 (pàxiū)
→ 羞涩 (xiūsè)

More translations:

shy
→ 害羞的
shy
→ 腼腆的
shy
→ 易受惊的
shy
→ （马等）受惊

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  1. a quick throw

    • “he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman”

VERB 2

  1. start suddenly, as from fright

  2. throw quickly

ADJECTIVE 3

  1. lacking self-confidence

    • “stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
    • “problems that call for bold not timid responses”
    • “a very unsure young man”
    Synonymsdiffidenttimidunsure

  2. short

    • “eleven is one shy of a dozen”

  3. wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

    • “shy of strangers”