和蔼可亲 (hé ǎi kě qīn) — affable and approachable (of a person's character)
Definition
A four-character idiom describing a warm, gentle personality — someone who is kind and easy to talk to. Stricter and more literary than the plain adjective 亲切, which focuses more on feeling close to someone.
idiom
affable and approachable (of a person's character)
Examples
- 和蔼可亲。Wǒ men xīn lái de jīng lǐ hěn hé ǎi kě qīn.Our new manager is very affable and approachable.
- 和蔼可亲。Tā shì yí wèi hé ǎi kě qīn de lǎo rén.She is an affable and approachable elderly woman.
- ，和蔼可亲，。Zhè wèi jiào shòu jiǎng kè shēng dòng, tài dù hé ǎi kě qīn, tóng xué men dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.This professor gives lively lectures and has an affable, approachable manner — the students all like him very much.
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