graceful and beautiful; elegant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
graceful and beautiful; elegant (used to describe a woman's posture, or figuratively for flowers and trees)
literaryA literary term describing the graceful, slender posture of a young woman. It can also describe flowers and trees standing tall and beautiful. Often appears in the phrase 婷婷玉立 (variant of 亭亭玉立). The variant form 亭亭 is more commonly used for trees and erect postures.
Nà那
wèi位
shào少
nǚ女
tíng婷
tíng婷
ér而
lì立
，
wǎn宛
rú如
yī一
fú幅
huà画
。
The young maiden stood gracefully, just like a painting.
Tíng婷
tíng婷
niǎo袅
niǎo袅
，
shì是
xíng形
róng容
nǚ女
zǐ子
tǐ体
tài态
qīng轻
yíng盈
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Tíngtíng niǎoniǎo describes the light, graceful figure of a woman.
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Hé荷
huā花
tíng婷
tíng婷
yù玉
lì立
yú于
bì碧
bō波
zhī之
shàng上
。
The lotus flowers stand tall and graceful above the green waves.