曼丽 (màn lí) — graceful and beautiful; elegant and charming

Definition

verb
graceful and beautifulelegant and charming

Examples

  • ,曼丽。
    Tā tiào qǐ wǔ lái, zī tài shí fēn màn lí.
    When she dances, her posture is very graceful and beautiful.
  • 曼丽。
    Zhè fú huà de fēng gé màn lí ér gǔ diǎn.
    The style of this painting is elegant and classical.
  • 曼丽,。
    Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn màn lí de cháng qún, xī yǐn le suǒ yǒu rén de mù guāng.
    She wore an elegant long dress that attracted everyone's attention.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

曼màngraceful
丽lìbeautiful

曼 and 丽 both convey grace and beauty, yielding an elegant charm.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麗; 丽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 麗 originally showed a deer with antlers. The simplified 丽 is a later shorthand.

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