典雅
diǎn yǎ
Pinyin
Definition
典雅
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- refined
- elegant
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
一日之雅
- 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
- 2 fig. casual acquaintance
引经据典
- 1 lit. to quote the classics
- 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
数典忘祖
- 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
曲终奏雅
- 1 perfect finish (idiom)
温文尔雅
- 1 cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
Sample Sentences
这不是我最爱的汝窑瓷吗?汝窑瓷的颜色如美玉一般,安静、典雅,家里有几个仿宋朝汝窑瓷的茶杯,我家人都爱不释手呢!
Isn't this my favourite, Ru Ware pottery? The colors of Ru Ware pottery are similar to jade, quiet, elegant. I've got a few faux Song Dynasty Ru Ware teacups, and my family really love them!
林老师,师母,你们来了啊,师母您今天真是光彩夺目!这一身宝蓝苏绣旗袍太衬您的气质了,高贵典雅。
Professor and Mrs Lin, you both came. Mrs Lin, you look really stunning today! This sapphire-blue Suzhou-style embroidered qipao really works with your style, so grand and elegant.
北京是中国最大气的城市。庄严、雄浑、雍容、华贵、典雅、厚实。
Beijing is the grandest city in China. It's dignified, vigorous, graceful, well-off, elegant and honest.
你说的是香港著名的时装设计师张天爱?哇噻,她可是典型的才女加美女啊!我蛮喜欢她的设计风格的,她设计的服装细致、典雅,充满质感,完全展现了东方人的神韵。太谢谢你了,周末我一定去。