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美
měi
1.
beautiful
2.
very satisfactory
3.
good
4.
to beautify
5.
to be pleased with oneself
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✏️ 9 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
七美
Qīměi
Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county [[澎湖縣|澎湖县<Pénghúxiàn>]] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
中美
ZhōngMěi
China-USA
佳美
jiāměi
beautiful
俊美
jùnměi
pretty
健美
jiànměi
healthy and beautiful
优美
yōuměi
graceful
全美
quánMěi
throughout the United States
八美
Bāměi
Bamay in Dawu County [[道孚縣|道孚县<Dàofúxiàn>]], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
北美
Běiměi
North America
南美
NánMěi
South America
反美
fǎnMěi
anti-American
和美
Héměi
Homei town in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
和美
héměi
harmonious
唯美
wéiměi
aesthetics
国美
Guóměi
Guo mei or Gome electronics chain
壮美
zhuàngměi
magnificent
媲美
pìměi
to match
娇美
jiāoměi
dainty
完美
wánměi
perfect
审美
shěnměi
esthetics
Example Sentences (8)
这里的景色真美，空气也好。
Zhèlǐ de jǐngsè zhēn měi, kōngqì yě hǎo.
The scenery here is really beautiful, and the air is good too.
Text 2
这么多照片，都是你这次去丽江旅行时照的？那里的自然风景可真美！
Zhème duō zhàopiàn, dōu shì nǐ zhè cì qù lìjiāng lǚxíng shí zhào de? Nàlǐ de zìrán fēngjǐng kě zhēn měi!
So many photos, did you take them all during your trip to Lijiang this time? The natural scenery there is really beautiful!
Text 3
生活中不缺少美，缺少的是发现美的眼睛。
Shēnghuó zhōng bù quēshǎo měi, quēshǎo de shì fāxiàn měi de yǎnjīng.
Life does not lack beauty; it lacks the eyes to discover it.
Text 4
是啊，小城四季的风景都很美，而且环境保护得也很好，因此每年都吸引着成千上万的游客去那儿旅游。
Shì a, xiǎochéng sìjì de fēngjǐng dōu hěn měi, érqiě huánjìng bǎohù de yě hěn hǎo, yīncǐ měinián dōu xīyǐn zhe chéngqiān shàngwàn de yóukè qù nàr lǚyóu.
Yes, the small city's scenery is beautiful in all four seasons, and the environment is also well protected, so every year it attracts tens of thousands of tourists to travel there.
Text 3
我们小时候都听过美人鱼的故事，其实真正的海底世界比故事里写的更美。
Wǒmen xiǎoshíhòu dōu tīngguò měirényú de gùshì, qíshí zhēnzhèng de hǎidǐ shìjiè bǐ gùshì lǐ xiě de gèng měi.
When we were little, we all heard stories about mermaids. In fact, the real undersea world is even more beautiful than the stories describe.
Text 5
只要有心，生活中的美到处都是。
Zhǐyào yǒu xīn, shēnghuó zhōng de měi dàochù dōu shì.
As long as you are mindful, beauty is everywhere in life.
Text 4
另外，就算在几公里深的海底也仍然能看到东西，许多鱼会发出各种颜色的亮光，像一个个排列起来的灯，美极了，就像在梦里一样。
Lìngwài, jiùsuàn zài jǐ gōnglǐ shēn de hǎidǐ yě réngrán néng kàn dào dōngxī, xǔduō yú huì fāchū gèzhǒng yánsè de liàngguāng, xiàng yí gè gè páiliè qǐlái de dēng, měi jí le, jiù xiàng zài mèng lǐ yíyàng.
In addition, even on the seabed several kilometers deep, you can still see things. Many fish emit lights of various colors, like lamps lined up one by one. It is extremely beautiful, just like in a dream.
Text 5
我女儿确实不错，记得她刚拿到第一个月工资时，就兴奋地拉着我和她爸俩去商场，给我们买礼物，那时我和她爸心里别提多美了！
Wǒ nǚ'ér quèshí bùcuò, jìde tā gāng nádào dì yī gè yuè gōngzī shí, jiù xīngfèn de lāzhe wǒ hé tā bà liǎ qù shāngchǎng, gěi wǒmen mǎi lǐwù, nà shí wǒ hé tā bà xīnlǐ bié tí duō měi le!
My daughter is indeed very good. I remember when she had just received her first month's salary, she excitedly pulled the two of us (me and her dad) to the mall to buy us gifts, and at that time we couldn't have been happier!
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 150
- Word Frequency Rank
- 224 of 84,292