Definition
儒雅 describes a person who is both learned (like a Confucian scholar) and refined in manner — gentle, cultured, and poised. It's a high-register adjective often used in formal writing or compliments. You can use it to praise someone's character, speech, or appearance, but not for objects or places.
s.v.
(of a person) scholarly and refinedelegant and cultured
Examples
- 儒雅，。Zhè wèi jiàoshòu tántǔ rú yā, shēn shòu xuéshēng zūnjìng.This professor speaks with scholarly refinement and is deeply respected by students.
- 儒雅，。Tā jǔzhǐ rú yā, gěi rén yì zhǒng hěn shūfu de gǎnjué.His manner is elegant and cultured, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
- 儒雅，。Zhè wèi lǎo xiānsheng qìzhì rú yā, yí kàn jiù zhīdào dú guò hěn duō shū.This old gentleman has a scholarly and refined temperament — you can tell at a glance that he has read many books.
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