chuò

绰约

Word · AdjectiveTraditional綽

graceful; ample; spacious

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

graceful; elegant; lithe

literary

Often used in written language to describe a woman's elegant and charming posture. Usually appears in the compound form "绰约" (chuòyuē).

Tā她
wǔ舞
zī姿
chuò绰
yuē约
 ,
lìng令
rén人
qīng倾
dǎo倒
 。

Her dancing posture is graceful and charming, utterly captivating.

Nà那
wèi位
nǚ女
zǐ子
fēng风
zī姿
chuò绰
yuē约
de地
zǒu走
guò过
huā花
yuán园
 。

That woman walked through the garden with an elegant and graceful bearing.

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chuò绰
yuē约
duō多
zī姿

graceful and charming; lithe and elegant

2.

adjective

ample; spacious; wide

formal

Describes something being plentiful, spacious, or having ample margin.

Zhè这
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
hěn很
kuān宽
chuò绰
 ,
zú足
gòu够
wǒ我
men们
zhù住
le了
 。

This room is quite spacious, enough for us to live in.

Tā他
jiā家
jìng境
chuò绰
yú余
 ,
shēng生
huó活
wú无
yōu忧
 。

His family circumstances are ample, and he lives without worries.

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chuò绰
chuò绰
yǒu有
yú余

more than enough; ample