忸怩作态 niǔnízuòtài to behave coyly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 忸怩 niǔní bashful bashful; blushing; describes an awkward or unnatural manner due to shyness or embarrassment作态 作態 zuòtài to pose to put on an attitude; to strike a pose; to act pretentiously or deliberately affect a certain expression