倩 (qiàn) — (bound form) beautiful, handsome; (bound form, classical) to request, to ask (someone to do something)
Definition
倩 is a bound classical/literary form meaning 'beautiful' (seen in 倩影, 倩女). It is more bookish and elegant than the everyday 漂亮 or 美丽, and almost never stands alone — it attaches to a following noun.
bound form
(bound form) beautifulhandsome(bound form, classical) to requestto ask (someone to do something)
Examples
- 。Tā de qiàn yǐng zài wǒ de jì yì zhōng yǒng bú tuì sè.Her beautiful image never fades in my memory.
- 倩。Tā qiàn rén dài bǐ xiě yì fēng xìn.He asked someone to write a letter on his behalf.
- 倩。Zhè wèi qiàn nǚ zài wǔ tái shàng piān piān qǐ wǔ.This beautiful woman danced gracefully on stage.
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