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How do you say "beautiful (thing)" in Chinese?
美
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In Chinese, "beautiful (thing)" is 美.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'may' with rising tone, sounds graceful and elegant, pitch climbs upward.
Writing and usage
A single character with 9 strokes; it is the core radical used in many beauty-related words, showing up repeatedly in Chinese vocabulary.
Example sentence
这个花很美。
This flower is very beautiful.
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How to remember 美
When you see this character, think beauty and attractiveness in its purest form.
Related words
- heavy rain 大雨 dà yǔ
- ninety-five 九十五 jiǔ shí wǔ
- ninety-four 九十四 jiǔ shí sì
- seventy-eight 七十八 qī shí bā
- sixteen 十六 shí liù
- thirty 三十 sān shí
- twenty 二十 èr shí
- twenty-six 二十六 èr shí liù
- two 二 èr
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Questions about 美
How do you say "beautiful (thing)" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "beautiful (thing)" is 美. It is a noun.
How is 美 written in Chinese?
A single character with 9 strokes; it is the core radical used in many beauty-related words, showing up repeatedly in Chinese vocabulary.
How is 美 used in a sentence?
Use 美 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个花很美。 (This flower is very beautiful.).
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