怯

The character "怯" has 8 strokes. "怯" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "怯" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "怯" are "qiè" . View the stroke order of "怯">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "怯"

adj.: timid; nervous; cowardly; vulgar; in poor taste; tawdry; (of accent) rustic; shallow; ignorant

• timid : adj.胆怯的；羞怯的；易受惊的
• nervous : adj.神经质的；神经紧张的；情绪不安的；与神经有关的；影响神经的；不安的；焦虑的；紧张造成的
• cowardly : adj.胆小的；怯懦的；可鄙的；懦夫的
• vulgar : adj.粗俗的；庸俗的；粗鄙的；下流的；粗俗下流的；平民的；属于平民的
• tawdry : adj.俗丽而不值钱的；肮脏的；讨厌的
• shallow : adj.浅的；不深的；肤浅的；浅薄的；平缓的；不很深的；弱的
• ignorant : adj.没有学识的；无知的；愚昧的；未受教育的；不通世故的；对…无知的；无礼的；粗鲁的；暴躁的；易怒的

Form words with "怯"

说话怯 speak with a rustic accent

怯而多疑 be timid and suspicious

Example phrases using "怯"

• 这种颜色有点怯。

  This colour is a bit tawdry.

• 便怯问：“神要日工却不给光？”

  Doth God exact day labor, light denied?

• 群星不会因为像萤火虫而怯于出现。

  The stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.

• 当批评那些害怕失败而怯于尝试者。

  Judge only those who fail to try.

• 腆怯的思想呀，不要怕我。

  Timid thoughts, do not be afraid of me.

• 吉米打算沿着墙顶上走，但是在最后时刻他怯退了。

  Jamie was going to walk along the top of the wall but he chickened out at the last minute.

• 一牛前逃，似力怯，另一牛穷追不舍，低头用牛角猛抵前牛的后腿。

  One bull is escaping away as if it is coward, while the other is chasing up and attacking forcefully at the behind legs of the former.