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24 Dec 2016
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What is the difference between 谦虚 and 腼腆 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 谦虚 and 腼腆 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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24 Dec 2016
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谦虚means modest or humble. 腼腆means shy. e.g. 他因谦虚而获得称赞。她很腼腆,不敢和男孩子们说话。
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谦虚means modest or humble. 腼腆means shy. e.g. 他因谦虚而获得称赞。她很腼腆,不敢和男孩子们说话。
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@wenshan 稍微有点区别。腼腆单纯表示难为情。害羞是没有说话前或没有见面就已经难为情。我上面给的例子不是很好,应该改为:她很害羞,不敢和男孩子们说话。腼腆的例子是:这个小孩子一见生人就会有些腼腆。
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