察言觀色
C1–C2
Level 7
察言觀色 (chá yán guān sè) is a Chinese word meaning “to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
- to discern what sb thinks from his body language
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).