Definition
倩 is a bound form (b.f.) that appears mainly in classical or literary compounds. It has two distinct historical senses: (1) 'beautiful, handsome' — used in words like 倩影 ('beautiful silhouette') and 倩女 ('beautiful woman'); (2) 'to request, to ask someone to do something' — a classical verb sense found in phrases like 倩人代笔 ('ask someone to ghostwrite'). In modern everyday Mandarin 倩 is rare; you'll mostly encounter it in poetic or formal writing.
b.f.
(bound form) beautifulhandsome(bound form, classical) to requestto ask (someone to do something)
Examples
- 。Tā de qiàn yǐng zài wǒ de jìyì zhōng yǒng bú tuìsè.Her beautiful image never fades in my memory.
- 倩。Tā qiàn rén dàibǐ xiě yì fēng xìn.He asked someone to write a letter on his behalf.
- 倩。Zhè wèi qiàn nǚ zài wǔtái shàng piānpiān qǐwǔ.This beautiful woman danced gracefully on stage.
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