How to say “graceful” in Chinese
graceful, beautiful
“Graceful” in Chinese is 优美, yōu měi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
优美 is read yōu měi: 2 syllables. 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 the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 尤 yóu hints at the sound.
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 “优美”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 优美. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她的舞蹈非常优美。tādewǔdǎofēichángyōuměiHer dancing is very graceful.
More words from the lesson “Songs and dances”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “graceful” in Chinese?
“Graceful” in Chinese is 优美, pinyin yōuměi.
What does 优美 mean?
优美 (yōuměi) means “graceful, beautiful”.
How do you write 优美?
优美 is 2 characters: 优 (yōu) — excellent; 美 (měi) — beautiful. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 优美?
优美 is read yōuměi. Tones: yōu — first tone, měi — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“graceful” in the lesson “Songs and dances”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. 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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