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斯文 (sī wen): Refined (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

斯 • sī • this, here, thus
sī斯

this, here, thus

文 • wén • writing, script, literature, culture
wén文

writing, script, literature, culture

Word Info

Pinyinsī wen
Meaningrefined; gentle
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective
4.

How to Use 斯文 in Sentences

Adverb + Adjectivewith很
hěn很
sī斯
wén文
neutralSpoken
very refined
Adjective + Complementwith有礼
sī斯
wén文
yǒu有
lǐ礼
Subject + Verbwith举止
jǔ举
zhǐ止
sī斯
wén文
Idiomwith扫地
sī斯
wén文
sǎo扫
dì地
5.

Example Sentences with 斯文

tā他
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
sī斯
wen文
neutral
refined and polite
neutral
refined manners
formal
scholarly dignity swept away
。
He speaks very gently.
tā他
chī吃
fàn饭
de的
yàng样
zi子
fēi非
cháng常
sī斯
wen文
，
lián连
dāo刀
chā叉
dōu都
bù不
fā发
chū出
yì一
diǎn点
shēng声
yīn音
。
He eats in a very refined manner, not even making a sound with his knife and fork.
zài在
zhèng正
shì式
wǎn晚
yàn宴
shàng上
，
tā他
sī斯
wen文
de的
tán谈
tǔ吐
gěi给
suǒ所
yǒu有
bīn宾
kè客
liú留
xia下
le了
shēn深
kè刻
yìn印
xiàng象
。
At the formal dinner, his gentle conversation left a deep impression on all the guests.
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
jǔ举
zhǐ止
sī斯
wen文
，
xué学
shēng生
men们
dōu都
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
tā他
。
This teacher behaves elegantly, and all the students like him very much.
tā他
bìng并
fēi非
zǒng总
shì是
nà那
me么
sī斯
wen文
，
sī私
xià下
lǐ里
qí其
shí实
shì是
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
yōu幽
mò默
fēng风
qù趣
de的
rén人
。
He is not always that gentle; in private, he is actually a very humorous and witty person.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 斯文.

  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 迸发bèng fāburst forth; burst out
  • 不敢当bù gǎn dāngI really don't deserve it; you flatter me
  • 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand
  • 鞭策biān cèspur on; encourage
  • 本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
  • 部署bù shǔarrange; map out; lay out
  • 补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance
  • 爆炸bào zhàexplode; blow up; bomb
  • 冰雹bīng báohail; hail stone
  • 裁缝cái fengtailor; dressmaker
  • 仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 斯文.

Words with 斯
  • 尼斯ní sīNice (city in France)
  • 波斯bō sīPersia
  • 瓦斯wǎ sīgas (especially natural gas or poisonous gas)
  • 伊斯兰
yī sī lán
Islam
  • 休斯敦xiū sī dūnHouston
  • 休斯顿xiū sī dùnHouston (city in Texas, USA)
  • 俄罗斯é luó sīRussia
  • 喀斯特kāsītèkarst (geological formation)
    • Words with 文
    • 中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
    • 文化wén huàculture
    • 课文kè wéntext
    • 文章wén zhāngessay
    • 作文zuò wénwrite a composition
    • 文件wén jiànfile; document
    • 文具wén jùstationery; writing materials
    • 文字wén zìwriting