VocabularyHSK 3 · core

美

měi

beautiful

Part of speech · adjective

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美beauty

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Examples

风景很美。
The scenery is beautiful.
美丽的花。
Beautiful flower.

Collocations

很美美丽美国

Mnemonic

美 měi "beautiful" — pictograph: 羊 (sheep) + 大 (big) → "big sheep is delicious / fine / beautiful". 美国 = United States, 美丽 = beautiful. Cognate of Japanese 美しい utsukushii.

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