社交恐惧症

社交恐懼症

shèjiāokǒngjùzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 social anxiety disorder
2 social phobia
3 (casual) fear of socializing

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Examples

我有轻微的社交恐惧症，不喜欢参加聚会。

Wǒ yǒu qīngwēi de shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng, bù xǐhuān cānjiā jùhuì.

I have mild social anxiety — I don't like going to parties.

社交恐惧症并不是单纯的内向。

Shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng bìng bú shì dānchún de nèixiàng.

Social anxiety disorder isn't just plain introversion.

她因为社交恐惧症拒绝了电梯里的问候。

Tā yīnwèi shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng jùjué le diàntī lǐ de wènhòu.

Her social anxiety made her avoid greetings in the elevator.

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Often shortened to 社恐 (shèkǒng) in internet slang, used loosely for 'I hate small talk.' The clinical term 社交焦虑障碍 is more precise. Opposite colloquial term: 社牛 (shèniú) — someone fearlessly social.

Stroke Order

社 shè

交 jiāo

恐 kǒng

惧 jù

症 zhèng