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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

美人 [měirén]
  1. 1. a beautiful woman; beauty

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

美人 [měirén]
  1. 1. 美貌的女子。

Examples

百里挑一的美人
an exceptional beauty
杨贵妃的体态充盈,是个唐代的美人
The high-ranking Imperial Concubine Yang was a plump beauty in Tang Dynasty.
她从来不轻易言笑,大家都叫她冷艳美人
She seldom laughs, and is called a cold beauty by others.
她从小就漂亮,大家都夸她是美人坯子。
She has been beautiful since her childhood, everybody praises her for having the makings of a real beauty.
他妻子是一个倾国倾城的美人
His wife is an unmatched beauty.
她的身材纤侬得体,修短得度,是个标准的美人
She is of good build and height. What a beauty!
美人迟暮
the belle of the ball
舞会上的美人,舞会之花
She really is a vision.
她真是个美人

Word Decomposition


[měi]
+
[rén]

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