矜持

jīnchí
  1. reserved
  2. aloof

CEDICT

  1. (usually of young girls) reserved; restrained; modest; undemonstrative; shy; diffident
  2. reserved; restrained; modest; undemonstrative; shy; diffident
  3. solemn; grave

Wiktionary

謹慎言行，拘謹而不自然。

重編國語辭典

  1. 拘谨而优雅美丽。
  2. 端庄、礼貌、正式而大方。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 矜 jīn
  1. to boast
  2. to esteem
  3. to sympathize
2 持 chí
  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

Containing this entry

矜持不苟 jīnchíbùgǒu

Related entries

內向 nèixiàng
  1. reserved (personality)
  2. introverted
  3. (economics etc) domestic-oriented
拘謹 jūjǐn
  1. reserved
  2. overcautious
高冷 gāolěng
  1. reserved
  2. aloof
  3. (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
內斂 nèiliǎn
  1. introverted
  2. reserved
  3. (artistic style) understated
含蓄 hánxù
  1. to contain
  2. to hold
  3. (of a person or style etc) reserved
  4. restrained
  5. (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
  6. implicit
  7. veiled (criticism)
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