Definition
羞 (xiū) is a verb expressing the feeling of shame, embarrassment, or shyness — often in a social context where you feel you've lost face or done something inappropriate. It can also mean 'to shame someone' or 'to consider something shameful.' The word appears in common compounds like 害羞 (shy) and 羞愧 (ashamed), but as a standalone verb it's more formal and often appears in patterns like 羞于 (be ashamed to) and 不以之为羞 (not consider it shameful).
v.
to feel ashamedto be embarrassedto shameto make someone feel ashamed
Examples
- 。Tā yīn zìjǐ de cuòwù ér gǎndào xiūkuì.She felt ashamed because of her own mistake.
- 羞。Tā cóng bù yǐ pínqióng wéi xiū.He never considers poverty shameful.
- 羞。Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi xiū le tā quánjiā.This kind of behavior shamed his whole family.
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