Chinese Word: 怩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

怩

Pinyin: ní

English Definition: shy; timid; bashful; to look ashamed

Chinese Definition:
①“忸怩”(niǔní)：不大方或不好意思的样子。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:尼 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 尼 [ ní ] Buddhist nun; used in transliterations

Similar Characters: 坭

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忸怩	niǔ ní	bashful; blushing
忸怩作态	niǔ ní zuò tài	to behave coyly (idiom)
忸忸怩怩	niǔ niǔ ní ní	timid; bashful
颜厚有忸怩	yán hòu yǒu niǔ ní	even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)
忸怩不安	niǔ ní bù ān	to be embarrassed (idiom)

1		“ èn 嗯， wǒ bù zhī dào 我不知道 wǒ 我 néng bu néng 能不能 zhàn 站 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 shuō 说 tái cí 台词， ” tā 她 niǔ niǔ 扭扭 ní 怩 ní 怩 de 地 shuō 说。 "Oh, I don't know whether I can get up and say it off here, " she said bashfully .
2		tiào wǔ 跳舞 zhe 着 diǎn 点 yù 鬻 shuǐ 水 ya 呀， zài 在 nǐ 你 tú zhōng 途中 de 的 ní 怩 shā 沙， yāo qiú 要求 nǐ 你 de 的 gē shēng 歌声， nǐ 你 diǎn 点 yù 鬻 dòng 动 ne 呢。 nǐ 你 kěn 肯 xié 协 qué 瘸 zú 足 de 的 ní 怩 shā 沙 ér 而 jù 俱 xià 下 ma 么？ The sands in your way begs for your song and your movement dance water. Will you carry the burden of his lameness?