How to say “excellent” in Chinese
excellent, outstanding
“Excellent” in Chinese is 优秀, yōu xiù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
优秀 is read yōu xiù: 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.
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 “优秀”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 优秀. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她是一名优秀的运动员tāshìyìmíngyōuxiùdeyùndòngyuánShe's an outstanding athlete.
- 近年来涌现出了一批优秀的年轻作家。jìnniánláiyǒngxiànchūleyìpīyōuxiùdeniánqīngzuòjiāIn recent years a whole wave of talented young writers has emerged.
- 优秀人才不断涌现yōuxiùréncáibúduànyǒngxiànTalented people keep emerging one after another.
- 她获得了优秀教师的称号tāhuòdéleyōuxiùjiàoshīdechēnghàoShe received the title of “Outstanding Teacher”.
More words from the lesson “Pros and cons”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “excellent” in Chinese?
“Excellent” in Chinese is 优秀, pinyin yōuxiù.
What does 优秀 mean?
优秀 (yōuxiù) means “excellent, outstanding”.
How do you write 优秀?
优秀 is 2 characters: 优 (yōu) — excellent; 秀 (xiù) — elegant, outstanding. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 优秀?
优秀 is read yōuxiù. Tones: yōu — first tone, xiù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“excellent” in the lesson “Pros and cons”
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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