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文质彬彬

wén zhì bīn bīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
refined in manner / gentle
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fcee7234e9427f93. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

文質彬彬 文质彬彬 [wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1] /refined in manner/gentle/

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Other forms in these source records: 文質彬彬

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 质
    zhì

    character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhí]

  • 彬
    bīn

    urbane / well-bred / cultivated

  • 彬
    bīn

    urbane / well-bred / cultivated

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.