羞答答 (xiūdādā): bashful

Meanings

1 bashful
2 shy and demure

Characters

羞

Examples

小姑娘羞答答地躲在妈妈身后。

Xiǎo gūniáng xiūdādā de duǒ zài māma shēn hòu.

The little girl hid bashfully behind her mother.

他羞答答地笑了一下，没敢看她的眼睛。

Tā xiūdādā de xiào le yīxià, méi gǎn kàn tā de yǎnjīng.

He smiled shyly and didn't dare meet her eyes.

别羞答答的，大方一点说出来。

Bié xiūdādā de, dàfāng yīdiǎn shuō chūlái.

Don't be so bashful — just say it openly.

Tips

usage

Often used adverbially with 地: 羞答答地说 (to say bashfully). Classic description of a shy young woman, but applies to anyone acting timidly.

Stroke Order

羞 xiū

答 dá

Related Words

害羞 hàixiū HSK 7 #3,818

shy; bashful / embarrassed

羞 xiū #6,774

shy; ashamed; embarrassed / shame; humiliation

羞怯 xiūqiè #29,487

shy / timid / bashful

羞耻 xiūchǐ #4,810

shame / disgrace / sense of shame

羞愧 xiūkuì HSK 7 #5,164

ashamed; abashed / feeling shame and guilt

羞涩 xiūsè #24,339

shy / bashful / timid

羞辱 xiūrǔ #4,102

to humiliate / to shame / to insult

答 dá HSK 5 #3,018

to answer; to reply / to respond; to return (a favor)

答案 dáàn HSK 4 #1,068

answer; solution / key (to a test or exercise)

答应 dāying HSK 2 #953

to agree; to promise / to respond; to answer