Embarrassed in Chinese: 难为情 (nán wéi qíng)

nán wéi qíng

embarrassed

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 難為情1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1embarrassed

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

/ n/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

/ u/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧㄥˊ

qíng

/ q/ i/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

难为情

Simplified

難為情

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 被大家看着,她觉得很难为情。

    bèi dà jiā kàn zhe, tā jué de hěn nán wéi qíng。

    With everyone watching, she felt embarrassed.

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