How to say “handsome” in Chinese
handsome (of a man)
“Handsome” in Chinese is 帅, shuài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
帅 is read shuài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “帅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 帅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他长得很帅。tāzhǎngdehěnshuàiHe's good-looking.
- 他长2得很帅tāzhǎngdehěnshuàiHe's good-looking.
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 “handsome” in Chinese?
“Handsome” in Chinese is 帅, pinyin shuài.
What does 帅 mean?
帅 (shuài) means “handsome (of a man)”.
How do you write 帅?
帅 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 帅?
帅 is read shuài. Tones: shuài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“handsome” 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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