hāntài

憨态

Word · NounTraditional憨態

childishly cute and slightly silly manner

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

an innocent, slightly silly, and endearing manner or expression

neutral

Often used to describe the charming and lovable clumsiness of children, animals, or even adults in a cute way. It is a neutral-to-commendatory term.

Zhè这
zhǐ只
gāng刚
xué学
huì会
zǒu走
lù路
de的
xiǎo小
xióng熊
māo猫
hān憨
tài态
kě可
jū掬
 ,
dòu逗
dé得
yóu游
kè客
men们
hā哈
hā哈
dà大
xiào笑
 。

The baby panda that just learned to walk is utterly charming in its clumsy way, making the tourists laugh heartily.

Tā他
dài戴
zhe着
dà大
dà大
de的
yǎn眼
jìng镜
 ,
lù露
chū出
hān憨
tài态
de的
xiào笑
róng容
 ,
xiàng像
gè个
dà大
hái孩
zi子
 。

Wearing large glasses, he showed a goofy, endearing smile, looking like a big child.

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Nà那
zhǐ只
zài在
xuě雪
dì地
lǐ里
dǎ打
gǔn滚
de的
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
 ,
hān憨
tài态
shí十
zú足
 ,
shí十
fēn分
kě可
ài爱
 。

The puppy rolling in the snow was full of adorable, silly charm.

Hān憨
tài态
shì是
hái孩
tóng童
shēn身
shàng上
zuì最
bǎo宝
guì贵
de的
tè特
zhì质
zhī之
yī一
 。

Innocent, silly charm is one of the most precious qualities in children.