分寸
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- propriety
- appropriate behavior
- proper speech or action
- within the norms
Example Sentences
说话做事要有分寸，要适度。
Shuōhuà yào yǒu fēncun
You should have a sense of propriety when speaking
Related Words
三从四德(sān cóng sì dé)· Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
→口德(kǒu dé)· propriety in speech
→四德(sì dé)· four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
→兵来将挡，水来土掩(bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn)· counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
→HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 7-9
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 6
- HSK Lord study list
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分寸: HSK 6 on the old exam, HSK 7-9 on the new one. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 7-9 exam
Studying for HSK 7-9? Keep 分寸 with the rest of your level.
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.