美

Beautiful in Chinese: 美 (měi)

měi

beautiful

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Definitions

  1. 1beautiful
  2. 2very satisfactory; good
  3. 3to beautify
  4. 4to be pleased with oneself

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美

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄟˇ

měi

ㄇ/ mㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

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Related words

美丽

měi lì

beautiful

美术

měi shù

art

完美

wán měi

perfect

优美

yōu měi

graceful

赞美

zàn měi

to admire

美好

měi hǎo

beautiful

美食

měi shí

culinary delicacy

美元

měi yuán

American dollar

美金

měi jīn

US dollar

美女

měi nǚ

beautiful woman

精美

jīng měi

delicate

美容

měi róng

to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)

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