How to say “beautiful” in Chinese
beautiful
“Beautiful” in Chinese is 美, měi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
美 is read měi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 羊 “sheep”; at the bottom, 大 “big”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “美”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 美. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一个美丽的地方zhèshìyígeměilìdedìfangThis is a beautiful place.
- 这个地方多么美啊！zhègedìfangduōmeměiaWhat a beautiful place!
- 这儿的秋天多么美啊zhèrdeqiūtiānduōmeměiaHow beautiful autumn is here!
- 这儿的风景真美！zhèrdefēngjǐngzhēnměiThe view here is so beautiful!
- 祝你有一个美好的假期zhùnǐyǒuyígeměihǎodejiàqīHave a wonderful vacation!
- 这里有山有水，风景特别美。zhèlǐyǒushānyǒushuǐ,fēngjǐngtèbiéměiThere are mountains and water here — the scenery is stunning.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Good-looking or ordinary”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “beautiful” in Chinese?
“Beautiful” in Chinese is 美, pinyin měi.
What does 美 mean?
美 (měi) means “beautiful”.
How do you write 美?
美 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 美?
美 is read měi. Tones: měi — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“beautiful” in the lesson “Good-looking or ordinary”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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