怯生

hái zi qiè shēng kè rén bào tā tā jiù kū

孩子怯生，客人抱他，他就哭。

Shy with strangers, the baby cries the moment it finds itself in the arms of a stranger.

tā bèi jiè shào gěi mò shēng rén shí gǎn dào qiè shēng

她被介绍给陌生人时，感到怯生。

She was shy at her introduction to strangers.

tā tái tóu kàn tā shí fēn qiè shēng

他抬头看她，十分怯生。

He looked up at her with a shy face.