# 害臊 (hàisào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 害臊 (hàisào) means “bashful; shy; to feel ashamed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: bashful; shy; to feel ashamed
- Pinyin: hàisào (hai4 sao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 别夸她了，她都害臊了。
  Bié kuā tā le, tā dōu hàisào le.
  Don't praise her anymore, she is getting shy.

## Characters

- [害](https://hanziro.com/word/hai-harm/) (hài): to harm; to cause trouble to
- 臊 (sào): shame; bashfulness

https://hanziro.com/word/hai-sao-bashful/

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