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委婉 (wěi wǎn) — tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
Characters
委 (wěi) — to appoint, to commission, to send
婉 (wǎn) — amiable, graceful, tactful; restrained
Words with Same Characters
委婉词 (wěi wǎn cí) — euphemism
委婉语 (wěi wǎn yǔ) — euphemism
委托 (wěi tuō) — to entrust
委屈 (wěi qu) — to feel wronged
评委 (píng wěi) — evaluation committee; judging panel
委员会 (wěi yuán huì) — committee; commission
委员 (wěi yuán) — committee member
委托人 (wěi tuō rén) — (law) client
委内瑞拉 (Wěi nèi ruì lā) — Venezuela
委 (wěi) — to entrust
婉转 (wǎn zhuǎn) — (voice, music) suave
委任 (wěi rèn) — to appoint
委派 (wěi pài) — to appoint
原委 (yuán wěi) — the whole story
委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán) — to accept a compromise
Synonyms
婉转 (wǎn zhuǎn) — (voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect
含蓄 (hán xù) — (of a person or style etc) reserved; implicit; to contain
Antonyms
直截了当 (zhí jié liǎo dàng) — direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
直白 (zhí bái) — to speak frankly; frank; open; blunt
直率 (zhí shuài) — candid; frank
Related Words
温和 (wēn hé) — mild; gentle; moderate
Part of speech: adjective
Example Sentences
让我更委婉地说吧 — Let me put this politely.
对于那些被杀死的人根本就不需要用委婉语 — for the people who were killed and there was no euphemism applied to it at all.
但你得委婉地建议 — It must not sound like advice.
说得委婉些 — To put it mildly.
解脱是解职的委婉说法 — Relief is a soft word for discharge.