优
秀

Outstanding in Chinese: 优秀 (yōu xiù)

yōu xiù

outstanding

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 優秀2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1outstanding; excellent

Stroke order

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优
秀

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡ

yōu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄡˋ

xiù

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

优秀

Simplified

優秀

Traditional

Example sentences

See 优秀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你是个优秀的记者。

    nǐ shì gè yōu xiù de jì zhě。

    You're an excellent journalist.

  • 他是一个优秀的作家。

    tā shì yí gè yōu xiù de zuò jiā。

    He's an excellent author.

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Related words

优

yōu

excellent

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

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

秀丽

xiù lì

pretty

秀美

xiù měi

elegant

优化

yōu huà

to optimize

优雅

yōu yǎ

grace

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