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矜持

jīnchí

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔˊ

  1. 1reserved
  2. 2aloof
Example

回答這個問題時,有的人可能提出“中國人很好客而英國人比較矜持的”這樣的例子。

huídá zhège wèntí shí yǒu de rén kěnéng tíchū Zhōngguórén hěn hàokè ér Yīngguórén bǐjiào jīnchí de zhèyàng de lìzi

When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."

Keep 矜持 and it comes back until you know it.

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