Definition
倜 (tì) is almost never used alone in modern Chinese; it exists only as the first syllable of the two-character word 倜傥 (tìtǎng), meaning 'unconventional, dashing, free-spirited and elegant' — a literary adjective describing a person's charismatic, unrestrained character. The 俊 member has no independent meaning or usage; you will never see it separated from 傥 in practice.
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(bound morpheme) used only in 倜傥 (tìtǎng, 'unconventional and elegant')
Examples
- 倜傥，。Tā fēngliú tìtǎng, shì xǔduō rén xīn zhōng de ǒuxiàng.He is dashing and romantic, an idol in many people's hearts.
- 倜傥。Tā xīnshǎng tā nà zhǒng tìtǎng bùjī de qìzhì.She admires his free-spirited and unrestrained temperament.
- 倜傥。Gǔdài wénrén cháng yǐ tìtǎng lái xíngróng cáizǐ.Ancient literati often used 倜傥 to describe talented scholars.
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