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| Pronunciation |
: |
měi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- beautiful; pretty. (adj)
- very satisfactory; good. (adj)
- beauty. (n)
- beautify; prettify. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
羊 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
美 |
| Usage |
: |
50.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. This painting is so beautiful. |
| zhè |
fú |
huà |
tài |
měi |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
幅 |
画 |
太 |
美 |
了 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 幅 |
: |
measure word |
| 画 |
: |
painting |
| 太 |
: |
very, too |
| 美 |
: |
pretty, beautiful |
| 了 |
: |
indicating a certain situation under certain conditions |
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| 2. She’s very pretty. |
| tā |
zhǎng |
de |
hěn |
měi |
。 |
| 她 |
长 |
得 |
很 |
美 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 长 |
: |
come into being; grow |
| 得 |
: |
used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 美 |
: |
pretty, beautiful |
|
| 3. I was enchanted with her beauty. |
| wǒ |
bèi |
tā |
de |
měi |
lì |
suǒ |
xī |
yǐn |
。 |
| 我 |
被 |
她 |
的 |
美 |
丽 |
所 |
吸 |
引 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 被 |
: |
(preposition) by |
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 美丽 |
: |
beauty |
| 所 |
: |
(used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which (expressing a passive meaning) |
| 吸引 |
: |
attract |
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| 4. Life is so beautiful! |
| rén |
shēng |
rú |
cǐ |
měi |
hǎo |
！ |
| 人 |
生 |
如 |
此 |
美 |
好 |
！ |
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| 人生 |
: |
life |
| 如此 |
: |
so; such |
| 美 |
: |
beautiful |
| 好 |
: |
good |
| 美好 |
: |
wonderful; fine |
|
| 5. I lived in the United States for two years. |
| wǒ |
céng |
jīng |
zài |
měi |
guó |
zhù |
guo |
liǎng |
nián |
。 |
| 我 |
曾 |
经 |
在 |
美 |
国 |
住 |
过 |
两 |
年 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 曾经 |
: |
once |
| 在 |
: |
at, in |
| 美国 |
: |
United States |
| 住 |
: |
stay, live |
| 过 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb to indicate the completion of an action |
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 年 |
: |
years |
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