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graceful / fine / elegant
HSK 4
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  *帅* | 帅* | *帅
(bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead; to command / handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant / (coll.) cool!; sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
HSK 4
elegance (for men) / elegant demeanor / grace / poise
HSK 5
exquisite; elegant; fine
HSK 6
svelte / elegant manner / graceful bearing
HSK 7-9
elegant / graceful
HSK 7-9
attractive and intelligent / charming / elegant
HSK 7-9
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
dainty / elegance / elegant
HSK 7-9
extremely elegant
elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly
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  *雅* | 雅* | *雅
elegant
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  *秀* | 秀* | *秀
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful / (bound form) superior; excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
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  *藻* | 藻* | *藻
aquatic grasses / elegant
to put in a good word (for sb) / (literary) beautiful words; elegant expression
royal crown / official hat / official / leader / chief / elegant and stately
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  *彦* | 彦* | *彦
accomplished / elegant
elegant / refined / in good taste
simple and elegant
well-favored / elegant / pretty
simple yet elegant
elegant / refined beauty
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
elegant / elegance / good taste
handsome / smart / dashing / elegant
refined / elegant
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
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  *娴* | 娴* | *娴
elegant / refined / to be skilled at
elegant / magnificent / exceptionally beautiful
refined, gentle, and elegant
elegant scholar
(of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful; elegant; charming; beautiful
refined; elegant
elegant / refined / delicate and charming
serene and elegant (of a place) / ethereal (of music)
(idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight
refined and elegant attitude of mind
suave / graceful / fluent and elegant (calligraphy)
lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
(literary) elegant; graceful; refined
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  *窕* | 窕* | *窕
quiet and secluded / gentle, graceful, and elegant
fresh and elegant
elegant and calm / gentle / quiet
elegant and pure
charm / grace / elegant bearing (usually feminine)
refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name
graceful / elegant / to drift / to float
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  *矞* | 矞* | *矞
grand / elegant / propitious
elegant and tasteful
elegant / casual / free and easy
to write elegantly
poetic occasion / elegant situation / in literature, the cue for a poem
(of writing) elegant and ornate
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio
elegant appearance / dignity
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  *襢* | 襢* | *襢
unadorned but elegant dress
simple and elegant
elegant / graceful
(idiom) (of a woman) elegant and supple
(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman
elegant name / honorific
elegant plaything / object to appreciate
fresh / new and elegant
part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon
elegant pastime / refined plaything
beautiful / elegant
swaying gently / moving elegantly
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined
elegant / free and easy
elegant and graceful posture / splendid, full of content
to have an elegant countenance (idiom)
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  *娜* | 娜* | *娜
elegant / graceful
(of a woman's bearing) graceful / elegant / lithe
refined / graceful / elegant / serene
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  *彧* | 彧* | *彧
accomplished / elegant
brilliant and shining / outstanding and elegant
outstanding and elegant / remarkable and refined
elegant orderliness / poise
(slang) high-end, elegant, and classy / abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次


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