优

Excellent in Chinese: 优 (yōu)

yōu

excellent

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 優1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1excellent
  2. 2superior

Stroke order

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优

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡ

yōu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

优

Simplified

優

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的作文得了优。

    tā de zuò wén dé le yōu。

    His essay got a grade of excellent.

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Related words

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

优秀

yōu xiù

outstanding

优惠

yōu huì

privilege

优美

yōu měi

graceful

优势

yōu shì

superiority

优良

yōu liáng

fine

优先

yōu xiān

to have priority

优质

yōu zhì

excellent quality

优化

yōu huà

to optimize

优雅

yōu yǎ

grace

优异

yōu yì

exceptional

优越

yōu yuè

superior

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