分寸

分寸 fēncùn in a sentence

Discretion

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

分寸 (fēncùn) means Discretion. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

说话要有 分寸 。

Shuōhuà yào yǒu fēncun.

One should speak with a sense of proportion.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分寸

他做事很有 分寸 ,从不越界。

Tā zuòshì hěn yǒu fēncun, cóng bù yuèjiè.

He acts with good judgement and never oversteps.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分寸

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How is 分寸 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 分寸 (fēncùn, "Discretion"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 分寸 an HSK word?

Yes — 分寸 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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