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Definition(s) for: 羞于启齿

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ - to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 43,666 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiū- shy
- ashamed
- shame
- bashful
- variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]
- delicacies
- surname Yu
- to go
- to take
- sentence-final interrogative particle
- variant of 於|于[yu2]
- (of time or place) in; at; on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- (indicating a source) from; out of
- (used in comparison) than
- (used in the passive voice) by
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- variant of 啟|启[qi3]
- Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
- to open
- to start
- to initiate
- to enlighten or awaken
- to state
- to inform
齿 chǐ- tooth
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 羞于启齿

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
羞于启齿 - - 43,666 - -