bīn
adjective #19,570

Meanings

  1. 1 urbane
  2. 2 well-bred
  3. 3 cultivated
  4. 4 refined (used in names and the compound 彬彬)

Examples

Tā bīnbīn yǒulǐ, gěi měi gè rén liúxià le hǎo yìnxiàng.
He was so polite and refined that he made a good impression on everyone.
Bīn shì gè cháng yòng yú nánhái míngzi de zì, yùyì wényǎ.
彬 is a character commonly used in boys' names, implying refinement.

Tips

memory
彬彬有礼 (bīnbīn yǒulǐ) — polite and well-mannered — is the key idiom. is a reduplicated form meaning 'refined and elegant'. The character contains two (tree) elements and , suggesting graceful growth.

Stroke Order

bīn