# 难为情 (nánwéiqíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 难为情 (nánwéiqíng) means “embarrassed; shy; awkward”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: embarrassed; shy; awkward
- Pinyin: nánwéiqíng (nan2 wei2 qing2)
- Traditional: 難為情
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到夸奖，她觉得有点难为情。
  Tīngdào kuājiǎng, tā juéde yǒudiǎn nánwéiqíng.
  She felt a little embarrassed on hearing the praise.

## Characters

- [难](https://hanziro.com/word/nan-difficult/) (nán): difficult
- [为](https://hanziro.com/word/wei-because/) (wèi): for; because of
- [情](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-feeling/) (qíng): feeling; affection

https://hanziro.com/word/nan-wei-qing-embarrassed/

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