分寸

tā shuō huà zuò shì dōu méi yǒu fēn cun

她说话做事都没有分寸。

She has no sense of propriety in what she does or says.

pī píng yào zhù yì zhǎng wò fēn cun

批评要注意掌握分寸。

Don't go too far in criticism.

tā de jǔ zhǐ hěn yǒu fēn cun

他的举止很有分寸。

His manner is very measured.

chǔ shì yǒu fēn cun

处世有分寸

know well how to behave

pī píng yào zhǎng wò fēn cun bù yào shāng le gǎn qíng

批评要掌握分寸，不要伤了感情。

Don't go too far in criticism lest it hurts others' feelings.

tā shuō huà méi yǒu fēn cun

他说话没有分寸。

He has no sense of propriety about what he says.

bù zhī fēn cun

不知分寸

have no sense of propriety

fā yán yǒu fēn cun

发言有分寸

make a measured speech

yǒu shī fēn cun

有失分寸

a breach of propriety

méi yǒu fēn cun de rén

没有分寸的人

person who behaves improperly

zhù yì shuō huà de fēn cun

注意说话的分寸

pay attention to the appropriateness of speech

tā cóng lái dōu bù zhī dào fēn cun

他从来都不知道分寸。

He never knows when to stop.

tā xiǎng huá jī ér bù cū lǔ nán yǐ bǎ wò fēn cun

他想滑稽而不粗鲁，难以把握分寸。

He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.

tā zài chǔ lǐ zhè ge cái wù wèn tí shí hěn yǒu fēn cun

他在处理这个财务问题时很有分寸。

He had been extremely tactful in dealing with the financial question.