- 害羞 hàixiū shyfeeling self-conscious, timid, or embarrassed in social situations or in front of others
- 羞辱 xiūrǔ humiliateto humiliate or cause someone to feel shame through words or actions
- 羞耻 xiūchǐ shame(a feeling of) shame
- 羞愧 xiūkuì ashamed
- 羞涩 xiūsè shyshy; bashful
- 娇羞 jiāoxiū bashfulfeeling or showing a delicate, charming, or demure shyness
- 恼羞成怒 nǎoxiūchéngnù fly into rage(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation or out of shame
- 羞怯 xiūqiè shyfeeling or showing nervousness, bashfulness, or a lack of confidence in the company of others
- 囊中羞涩 nángzhōngxiūsè broketo be embarrassingly short of money
- 遮羞布 zhēxiūbù fig leafsomething used to hide a shameful act, mistake, or embarrassing situation
- 羞答答 xiūdādā bashful
- 含羞草 hánxiūcǎo mimosaa plant of the pea family that closes its leaves or droops when touched
- 不知羞耻 bùzhīxiūchǐ shamelessto have no sense of shame; behaving in a brazen or insolent manner
- 遮羞 zhēxiū hush upto conceal or cover up a scandal or wrongdoing
- 闭月羞花 bìyuèxiūhuā ravishingpossessing female beauty so great that it outshines the natural world (literally 'hiding the moon and shaming the flowers')
- 羞愤 xiūfèn indignant shamefeeling a mixture of shame and resentment or indignation
- 羞赧 xiūnǎn bashfulfeeling or showing embarrassment or shyness, typically used in a literary context
- 羞惭 xiūcán ashamedfeeling shame, embarrassment, or humiliated
- 怕羞 pàxiū shyfeeling or showing nervousness, bashfulness, or self-consciousness around others
- 羞于启齿 xiūyúqǐchǐ shy to speakto be too shy to speak one's mind
- 羞恼 xiūnǎo humiliatedfeeling both ashamed and angry; resentful due to humiliation
- 没羞没臊 méixiūméisào shameless
- 羞愧难当 xiūkuìnándāng mortifiedto feel overwhelmingly ashamed (idiom)
- 羞脸 xiūliǎn blushto blush with shame
- 碍口识羞 àikǒushíxiū tongue-tiedtongue-tied for fear of embarrassment
- 荡妇羞辱 dàngfùxiūrǔ slut-shamingto slut-shame
- 蒙羞 méngxiū disgracedto be shamed or humiliated; to suffer disgrace
- 识羞 shíxiū sense shameto have a sense of shame; to know what is shameful or improper
- 点名羞辱 diǎnmíngxiūrǔ shameto attack or humiliate someone publicly by name
- 羞红 xiūhóng blushto blush
- 羞口难开 xiūkǒunánkāi tongue-tiedto be too embarrassed for words
- 羞羞脸 xiūxiūliǎn shame on you(jocular) shame on you!
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH