( 贬 ) put a positive spin on things ( pt , pp put )
俊秀
delicate
内秀
quietly intelligent ⇒ 我的男朋友长相平平,但很内秀。 Wǒ de nánpéngyou zhǎngxiàng píngpíng, dàn hěn nèixiù. → My boyfriend looks pretty ordinary, but he's intelligent in an understated way.
娟秀
( 书 ) beautiful
新秀
rising talent
清秀
delicate
秀丽
beautiful
秀才
scholar
秀气
( 清秀 ) delicate
秀美
elegant
才艺秀
talent contest
后起之秀
⇒ 他是文学界的后起之秀。 Tā shì wénxuéjiè de hòu qǐ zhī xiù. → He's up-and-coming in the literary world.