木讷 (mù nè) — (of a person) honest but slow of speech; inarticulate yet sincere
Definition
木讷 describes a person who is honest and sincere but slow and awkward in speech — not the same as 沉默 (simply quiet) or 笨 (unintelligent); it always pairs sincerity with clumsiness in expression.
adjective
(of a person) honest but slow of speechinarticulate yet sincere
Examples
- ，木讷，。Tā píng shí huà bù duō, kàn qǐ lái yǒu diǎn mù nè, qí shí xīn lǐ shén me dōu míng bai.He doesn't talk much and seems a bit inarticulate, but actually he understands everything.
- 木讷，。Bié kàn tā wài biǎo mù nè, xiě qǐ wén zhāng lái què hěn yǒu shēn dù.Don't judge by his reserved appearance — when he writes, his essays are very profound.
- 木讷，，。Zhè wèi jiào shòu wèi rén mù nè, cóng bù kuā kuā qí tán, dàn xué shēng dōu hěn jìng zhòng tā.This professor is honest and slow of speech, never boastful, yet his students all respect him deeply.
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