委婉

wěi wǎn

HSK 7 adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. tactful
  2. euphemistic
  3. (of voice etc) suave
  4. soft

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In real sentences 真实例句

他tā把bǎ那nà视作shìzuò了le委婉wěiwǎn的de批评pīpíng。

He regarded it as a subtle criticism.

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他tā不bù愿意yuànyì直接zhíjiē说shuō，所以suǒyǐ用yòng了le委婉wěiwǎn的de表达biǎodá。

He didn't want to say it directly, so he used a more indirect expression.

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