含
蓄

To contain in Chinese: 含蓄 (hán xù)

hán xù

to contain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to contain
  2. 2to hold
  3. 3(of a person or style etc) reserved
  4. 4restrained
  5. 5(of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
  6. 6implicit
  7. 7veiled (criticism)

Stroke order

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含
蓄

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄢˊ

hán

ㄏ/ hㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄩˋ

xù

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 含蓄 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 中国人表达感情比较含蓄。

    zhōng guó rén biǎo dá gǎn qíng bǐ jiào hán xù。

    Chinese people tend to express their feelings in a reserved way.

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Related words

含

hán

to keep in the mouth

包含

bāo hán

to contain

含量

hán liàng

content

含义

hán yì

meaning (implicit in a phrase)

含有

hán yǒu

to contain

储蓄

chǔ xù

to deposit money

富含

fù hán

to contain in great quantities

含糊

hán hu

ambiguous

积蓄

jī xù

to save

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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