diffident in Chinese
diffident in Chinese is 羞怯 — diffident means reluctant to trust other people.
diffident in Chinese
羞怯
Pronounced: xiū qiè
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
What does "diffident" mean?
- adj Reluctant to trust other people.
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adj Shy and unsure of oneself.
"At an early point in these exchanges I had started to sidle to the door, and I now sidled through it, rather like a diffident crab on some sandy beach trying to avoid the attentions of a child with a spade."
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- At an early point in these exchanges I had started to sidle to the door, and I now sidled through it, rather like a diffident crab on some sandy beach trying to avoid the attentions of a child with a spade.
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What is "diffident" in Chinese?
"diffident" in Chinese is 羞怯. diffident means: Reluctant to trust other people.
How do you pronounce 羞怯?
"diffident" in Chinese is 羞怯, pronounced "xiū qiè".
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