羞答答

xiūdādā

adjective #64,919

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

小姑娘羞答答地躲在妈妈身后。

Xiǎo gūniáng xiūdādā de duǒ zài māma shēnhòu.

The little girl hid bashfully behind her mother.

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.

羞 xiū

答 dá