曼 (màn) - Man — graceful, elegant, beautiful, prolonged & also used in transliterations.

曼Tone 4

màn ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

伦妙

曼 · màn

Man — graceful, elegant, beautiful, prolonged;

also used in transliterations.

Man — graceful, elegant, beautiful, prolongedalso used in transliterations.

Usage highlights

Graceful danceBeautiful songRomanticManagerRaymondMann

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 丑— ugly
  • 粗— coarse, rough

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She has graceful movements (曼舞).
  • This is a beautiful song (曼歌).
  • The movie is a romantic comedy (浪漫喜剧).
  • He works as a manager (经理).

Collocations

  • Graceful dance(曼舞)
  • Beautiful song(曼歌)
  • Romantic(浪漫)
  • Manager(经理)
  • Raymond(雷蒙德)
  • Mann(曼)

Idioms

  • Graceful and charming(轻歌曼舞)
  • Elegant and beautiful(曼妙多姿)
  • Slow and graceful(曼声长歌)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'to extend, prolong' in classical Chinese, later extended to mean 'graceful, elegant'.
  • Commonly used in female names to convey beauty and gracefulness.
  • Frequently appears in transliterations of foreign names and terms.

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