温婉

溫婉
wēnwǎn
adjective #67,023

Meanings

  1. 1 gentle and sweet
  2. 2 mild and graceful
  3. 3 sweet-tempered

Examples

Tā xìnggé wēnwǎn, hěn shòu huānyíng.
She has a gentle, sweet personality and is very popular.
Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ shífēn wēnwǎn.
This song's melody is extremely gentle.

Tips

usage
= 'warm / mild', = 'graceful / tactful'. Per 《新华词典》: 温和柔顺 — 'mild and yielding'. Almost exclusively used about women (as a traditional compliment) or about voices/melodies. Contrast with 泼辣 (feisty) or 强势 (forceful).
register
Somewhat literary. More common in novels, romance dramas, and character descriptions than in casual speech, where 温柔 (gentle) is the everyday equivalent.

Stroke Order

wēn
wǎn