Definition

Examples

• 他性格寡言，不喜欢参加社交活动。
  Tā xìnggé guǎ yán, bù xǐhuan cānjiā shèjiāo huódòng.
  He is reserved by nature and doesn't like attending social events.
• 那位学者向来寡言，但在学术讨论中却非常犀利。
  Nà wèi xuézhě xiànglái guǎ yán, dàn zài xuéshù tǎolùn zhōng què fēicháng xīlì.
  That scholar has always been taciturn, but he is very sharp in academic discussions.
• 她虽然寡言，可一开口就一针见血。
  Tā suīrán guǎ yán, kě yì kāikǒu jiù yì zhēn jiàn xiě.
  She is quiet, but when she speaks, she hits the nail on the head.