分寸

HSK 7-9

fēncun

measure; sense of limit; tact; appropriate degree

appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms

在公共场合要注意分寸。

zài gōnggòng chǎngkuò yào zhùyì fēncun.

One should be mindful in public.

他说话很有分寸。

tā huàshuō hěn yǒu fēncun.

He speaks with great propriety.