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shy nghĩa là gì?

nhát

/ʃaɪ/

shy in Vietnamese: nhát, nhút nhát, ngại. In English, shy means easily frightened; timid.

Vietnamese words for shy

easily frightened
nhát, nhút nhát
reserved
ngại

English meaning of shy

  1. adjective Easily frightened; timid.
  2. adjective Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
  3. adjective Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  4. adjective Short, insufficient or less than.

Full definition of shy

shy in a sentence

  • He is very shy with strangers.
  • By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.
  • It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

Synonyms of shy

All synonyms of shy

shy in other languages

Questions about shy in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of shy in Vietnamese?
Shy in Vietnamese is nhát, nhút nhát, ngại.
shy nghĩa là gì?
Shy: nhát, nhút nhát, ngại.
What does shy mean in English?
Shy means easily frightened; timid.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shy (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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