世故

zhè gè rén yǒu xiē shì gu bù dà yuàn yì gěi rén tí yì jiàn

这个人有些世故，不大愿意给人提意见。

This person is of a smooth character. He is reluctant to put forward different opinions.

xiǎng bu dào tā nián jì qīng qīng de què rú cǐ shì gu

想不到他年纪轻轻的却如此世故。

It is beyond my expectations that such a young man should be so sophisticated.

zhè rén guò yú shì gu hěn nán dǎ jiāo dào

这人过于世故，很难打交道。

He is too sophisticated to get along with.

zhè rén hěn shì gu

这人很世故。

This chap is quite a smooth character.

tā shì wǒ jiàn guo de zuì shì gu de rén zhī yī

她是我见过的最世故的人之一。

She is one of the most sophisticated people I have ever met.

tā shì gè lǎo yú shì gu de rén

她是个老于世故的人。

She is a sophisticated woman.

jiǔ jīng shì gu de rén

久经世故的人

a sophisticated person