"Shyness" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 娇羞 | jiāo xiū | bashful / shy / shyness / modesty |   |
| 拿捏 | ná niē | (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten | |
| 扭捏 | niǔ nie | affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered | |
| 扭扭捏捏 | niǔ niǔ niē niē | affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered | |
