识相 (shí xiàng) — to be sensible and know how to behave appropriately in a situation; to be tactful
Definition
Used to describe someone who reads the room and behaves appropriately. The negative 不识相 means tactless or oblivious to the social cues others have picked up on.
adjective
to be sensible and know how to behave appropriately in a situationto be tactful
Examples
- 识相，。Nǐ zuì hǎo shí xiàng diǎn, bié zài zhè lǐ nào shì.You'd better be sensible and not cause trouble here.
- 识相，，。Tā tài bù shí xiàng le, dà jiā dōu zài máng, tā hái zài liáo tiān.He's so tactless — everyone is busy, and he's still chatting.
- ，识相。Zài zhè zhǒng chǎng hé, nǐ yào xué huì shí xiàng.In this kind of situation, you need to learn to be tactful.
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