娴 (xián) — (bound form) refined, elegant; (bound form) skilled, adept
Definition
A literary 'bound form' — 娴 never stands alone, it pairs with characters like 熟, 雅, 静 to mean refined, graceful, and skilled. Conveys a more elegant, written register than plain words like 熟练.
bound form
(bound form) refinedelegant(bound form) skilledadept
Examples
- 。Tā de wǔ zī shí fēn xián shú.Her dance moves are very skillful.
- 娴。Nà wèi nǚ shì jǔ zhǐ xián yǎ.That lady has elegant manners.
- 娴，。Tā xìng gé xián jìng, bú ài shuō huà.Her personality is gentle and quiet; she doesn't like to talk much.
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