dimple; facial indentation when smiling
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
dimple (natural indentation on the cheeks when smiling)
Refers to the small natural indentation that appears on the cheeks when a person smiles. The variant form 酒涡 uses 涡 (whirlpool) instead of 窝 (nest), but both refer to the same feature.
Tā她
xiào笑
qǐ起
lái来
，
liǎn脸
jiá颊
shàng上
lù露
chū出
liǎng两
gè个
shēn深
shēn深
de的
jiǔ酒
wō涡
。
When she smiles, two deep dimples appear on her cheeks.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yǒu有
shuāng双
kě可
ài爱
de的
jiǔ酒
wō涡
。
This child has a pair of cute dimples.
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Jiǔ酒
wō涡
yǒu有
shí时
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
měi美
mào貌
de的
biāo标
zhì志
。
Dimples are sometimes considered a sign of beauty.