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温柔

wēn róu

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 溫柔

温柔 (wēn róu) means "gentle; tender". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 温柔 means

1. gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)

The characters in 温柔

• 温wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature
• 柔róusoft; flexible; supple

Example sentences

• 她很温柔。
  She has a tender heart.
• 她温柔地唱了。
  She sang softly.
• 正的声音很温柔。
  Zhèng de shēngyīn hěn wēnróu.
  Tadashi has a soft voice.
• 多温柔的手势啊。
  What a tender gesture.
• 她给了他一个温柔的吻。
  Tā gěi le tā yī gè wēnróu de wěn.
  She gave him a tender kiss.
• 我不需要你口头上的温柔。
  I don't need your verbal gentleness.

Where 温柔 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Warmth, Smiles & Gentle Care (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wēn róu correctly.
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