elegant; refined; graceful
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
elegant, refined and graceful (in manner or temperament)
literaryDescribes a person's demeanor, artistic style, or environment as cultured and graceful. Often used in literary contexts. Variant form of 娴雅.
Tā她
jǔ举
zhǐ止
xián闲
yǎ雅
，
tán谈
tǔ吐
bù不
fán凡
。
She carried herself with elegant grace and spoke with remarkable eloquence.
Zhè这
fú幅
shū书
fǎ法
bǐ笔
yì意
xián闲
yǎ雅
，
pō颇
jù具
gǔ古
fēng风
。
This calligraphy has an elegant and refined brushwork style, quite reminiscent of ancient times.
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Tíng庭
yuàn院
shè设
jì计
xián闲
yǎ雅
qīng清
jìng静
，
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
kuàng旷
shén神
yí怡
。
The courtyard was designed with elegant serenity, refreshing one's heart and mind.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
de的
shū淑
nǚ女
xíng形
xiàng象
duō多
shì是
xián闲
yǎ雅
cóng从
róng容
de的
。
In ancient books, the image of a virtuous lady is often portrayed as elegant and unhurried.