怯 qiè 🔊 timid 8 strokes + Keep this word Meanings qiè timidcowardlyrusticTaiwan pr. [que4] Words with 怯 胆怯 dǎn qiè timidity HSK 7–9 畏怯 wèi qiè timorous 怯懦 qiè nuò timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted 羞怯 xiū qiè shy 怯生生 qiè shēng shēng shy 怯场 qiè chǎng to have stage fright 怯弱 qiè ruò timid 卑怯 bēi qiè mean and cowardly 露怯 lòu qiè to display one's ignorance 怯意 qiè yì timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension 怯生 qiè shēng shy 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè a great hero may appear timid (idiom)