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be full of meaning; be pregnant with meaning; profound; meaningful

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yì wèi shēn cháng

意 味 深 长

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be full of meaning; be pregnant with meaning; profound; meaningful
- yì wèi shēn cháng de wēi xiào
  意味深长的微笑
  a meaningful smile
- yì wèi shēn cháng de biǎo qíng
  意味深长的表情
  a look of deep significance
- jiē zài tā de huà zhī hòu shì yì wèi shēn cháng de tíng dùn
  接在她的话之后是意味深长的停顿。
  Her words were followed by a pregnant pause.
- tā de tāo tāo xióng biàn zhī hòu jǐn jiē zhe de shì yì wèi shēn cháng de chén mò
  她的滔滔雄辩之后，紧接着的是意味深长的沉默。
  Her eloquent argument was followed by a pregnant silence.
synonym
yǔ zhòng xīn cháng语重心长 yì yì shēn cháng意义深长

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"意味深长" is mostly used to comment on articles and speeches, or to describe people's facial expressions.

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