窈窕

yǎo tiǎo

Dictionary entry

(literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim

What does 窈窕 mean?

窈窕 (yǎo tiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim

2(literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded

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窈yǎo(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳[yao3])窕tiǎoquiet and secluded · gentle, graceful, and elegant

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窈窕

yǎo tiǎo

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