"Timid" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè | timidity / timid / cowardly |   |
| 胆小 | dǎn xiǎo | cowardice / timid | |
| 羞怯 | xiū qiè | shy / timid | |
| 怯懦 | qiè nuò | timid / cowardly / chicken-hearted | |
| 怕事 | pà shì | timid / to be afraid of getting involved / to be afraid of getting into trouble | |
| 怯弱 | qiè ruò | timid / weak | |
| 怯 |  qiè | timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. [que4] | |
| 怵 | chù | fearful / timid / to fear | |
| 小手小脚 | xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo | mean / stingy / to be lacking in boldness / timid | |
| 忸忸怩怩 | niǔ niǔ ní ní | timid / bashful | |
| 小心谨慎 | xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn | cautious and timid (idiom) / prudent / careful | |
| 瑟缩 | sè suō | to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower | |
| 虚 | xū | emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain | |
| 大勇若怯 | dà yǒng ruò qiè | a great hero may appear timid (idiom) / the really brave person remains level-headed | |
| 獧 | juàn | timid / cautious | |
| 大勇若怯，大智若愚 | dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú | a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent | |
| 愚懦 | yú nuò | ignorant and timid | |
| 撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的 | chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de | fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom) | |
