害羞 - To Be Shy - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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7-9

to be shy

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害

to harm

羞

shy

hai4xiu1 • hàixiū

to be shy

be shy, is shy, shy

害羞 To be shy is to feel so 羞 shy that doing any action that brings attention to yourself feels like you are 害 harming yourself and your reputation.

她看見陌生人會害羞。

She becomes shy when she sees strangers.

我第一次演講時很害羞。

I was very shy during my first speech.

她一害羞就不說話。

When she gets shy, she stops talking.