| 委婉 | wěi wǎn | tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft | |
| 婉转 | wǎn zhuǎn | (voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful | |
| 婉言 | wǎn yán | tactful; diplomatic; mild and indirect | |
| 婉拒 | wǎn jù | to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully | |
| 凄婉 | qī wǎn | melancholy; moving and sad; sweet and piteous |
| 1 | It straggled onward into the mystery of the primeval forest. | |
| 2 | While Li lives in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, Zhou is a student in Xi'an. | |
| 3 | By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals. | |
| 4 | "We always wear the same clothing when we are together, " said Li, minutes before bidding goodbye to his girlfriend as she boarded the train bound for Xi'an. | |
| 5 | You might get a fake smile in return, and maybe a hug if you' re lucky, but they will both lack sincerity. |
