含蓄 (hán xù) — (adjective, of a person) reserved, restrained, not expressive; (adjective, of speech or writing) implicit, veiled, full of hidden meaning; (verb) to contain, to hold (abstractly)
Definition
Used for people who are emotionally reserved, and for speech/writing that is implicit rather than direct. 与隐含 (implicit) focus on expression, 蕴含 on what something holds abstractly; 阴/隐藏 are unrelated here.
verb
(adjective, of a person) reservedrestrainednot expressive(adjective, of speech or writing) implicitveiledfull of hidden meaningto containto hold (abstractly)
Examples
- 含蓄，。Tā xìng gé hán xù, bù xǐ huan zài gōng gòng chǎng hé dà shēng shuō huà.He has a reserved personality and dislikes speaking loudly in public.
- 含蓄，。Nà shǒu shī xiě dé fēi cháng hán xù, xū yào fǎn fù pǐn wèi cái néng lǐ jiě shēn yì.That poem is written very implicitly; you need to savor it repeatedly to grasp the deep meaning.
- 。Zhè ge bǐ yù hán xù zhe zuò zhě duì rén shēng de shēn kè sī kǎo.This metaphor contains the author's profound thoughts about life.
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