含蓄
hán​xù HSK7

contain

含蓄 hán​xù
contain verb
to contain or hold within, typically referring to abstract qualities or emotions

他的诗歌中含蓄着深厚的情感。

tā de shī​gē zhōng hán​xù zhe shēn​hòu de qíng​gǎn.

His poems are imbued with deep emotions.

implicit adjective
(of words or writings) full of hidden meaning, suggestive rather than explicit, or veiled

这篇社论的批评十分含蓄。

zhè piān shè​lùn de pī​píng shí​fēn hán​xù.

The criticism in this editorial is very subtle.

reserved adjective
(of a person, manner, or artistic style) restrained, cautious, or understated in expression

他的性格比较含蓄，不爱表现自己。

tā de xìng​gé bǐ​jiào hán​xù, bù ài biǎo​xiàn zì​jǐ.

He has a reserved personality and doesn't like to show off.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
0.780 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.61 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)