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风度 (fēng dù) — elegant demeanor; grace; poise (especially of a man)

Definition

风度 names a person's cultivated, dignified manner — often said of a gentleman or scholar. Compared to 风采 (personal charisma/appearance) and 姿态 (physical bearing or figurative attitude), 风度 stresses inner grace and composure under pressure.

noun
elegant demeanorgracepoise (especially of a man)

Examples

  • 风度。
    Tā zài bān jiǎng yí shì shàng biǎo xiàn dé hěn yǒu fēng dù.
    He showed great poise at the award ceremony.
  • ，风度。
    Jiù suàn shū le bǐ sài, nǐ yě bù néng shī qù fēng dù.
    Even if you lose the match, you mustn't lose your composure.
  • ，风度。
    Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu tán tǔ yōu yǎ, hěn yǒu xué zhě fēng dù.
    This old professor speaks with elegance and really has the poise of a scholar.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

风fēngstyle
度dùbearing

风 (style) and 度 (bearing) combine to describe elegant demeanor.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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