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优美 (yōu měi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

优美 (yōu měi) is a Chinese word: graceful; elegant. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 优美

形 xíng adjective

graceful; elegant

她的舞姿优美动人。

tā de wǔ zī yōu měi dòng rén

Her dance movements are graceful and moving.

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Word breakdown

优 yōu — excellent; fine

美 měi — beautiful; aesthetic

Structure & writing
1 优 yōu — excellent; superior (opposite of 劣)

优 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 美 měi — beautiful; good-looking (opposite of "丑")

美 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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