羞於啟齒 xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
羞 xiū HSK 4
ashamed; shy; shame
於 yú
at; in; to
啟 qǐ
to start; to open; to initiate
齒 chǐ
tooth