文质彬彬 wén zhì bīn bīn Well-mannered and cultured

Explanation

文质彬彬,形容人既文雅又朴实,后形容人文雅有礼貌。

文质彬彬 describes a person who is both cultured and unpretentious, later used to describe someone who is cultured and polite.

Origin Story

唐朝时期,有一位名叫李白的诗人,他从小就聪明好学,文采过人。长大后,他游历四方,结交了许多朋友。李白为人风度翩翩,文质彬彬,他的诗歌也写得很好,因此深受人们的喜爱。

tang chao shi qi, you yi wei ming jiao li bai de shi ren, ta cong xiao jiu cong ming hao xue, wen cai guo ren. zhang da hou, ta you li si fang, jie jiao le xu duo peng you. li bai wei ren feng du pian pian, wen zhi bin bin, ta de shi ge ye xie de hen hao, yin ci shen shou ren men de xi ai.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, who was very intelligent and eager to learn from a young age, and he had an extraordinary talent for poetry. After he grew up, he traveled around the world and made many friends. Li Bai was an elegant and well-mannered man, and his poems were also very well-written, so he was deeply loved by people.

Usage

形容人举止文雅,谈吐不俗,有礼貌。例如:他文质彬彬,说话做事都很有分寸。

xing rong ren ju zhi wen ya, tan tu bu su, you li mao. li ru: ta wen zhi bin bin, shuo hua zuo shi dou hen you fen cun.

Describes a person who is polite and well-mannered, and their words and actions are appropriate. For example: He is well-mannered and cultured, and he speaks and acts with discretion.

Examples

  • 他为人文质彬彬,说话做事都很有分寸。

    ta wei ren wen zhi bin bin, shuo hua zuo shi dou hen you fen cun.

    He is a well-mannered and cultured person.

  • 这位教授文质彬彬,谈吐优雅,很有学者风范。

    zhe wei jiao shou wen zhi bin bin, tan tu you ya, hen you xue zhe feng fan

    This professor is a well-mannered and elegant gentleman, with the air of a scholar.