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矜持

jīn chí

2-character word

What 矜持 means

1. reserved
2. aloof

The characters in 矜持

• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support

Example sentences

• 回答这个问题时，有的人可能提出“中国人很好客而英国人比较矜持的”这样的例子。
  Huídá zhège wèntí shí, yǒude rén kěnéng tíchū "Zhōngguórén hěn hàokè ér Yīngguórén bǐjiào jīnchí de " zhèyàng de lìzi.
  When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."