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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

美 [měi]

1. adjective [美丽] beautiful

这幅画太美了。

This painting is so beautiful.

京剧演员表演得真美。

The Beijing Opera actress performed beautifully.
2. adjective [好] good

这个店的商品物美价廉。

The merchandise in this shop is good and reasonably priced.

我们的明天会更美。

Our future will be even better.
3. verb [方] be pleased with oneself

穿了身儿新衣服，看把你美的！

Don't you look pleased with yourself, all dressed up in your new clothes!
4. noun [好事] good deed

成人之美

do a good deed
5. noun [美洲] North and South America
6. noun [美国] the USA

中美关系

Sino-American relations

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

美 [měi]

1. adjective beautiful; pretty

她长得很美。

She's very pretty.

风景多美啊！

What beautiful scenery!
2. adjective very satisfactory; good

美酒

good wine

这鱼的味道很美。

The fish tastes quite good.

美美地吃了一顿

have had an excellent dinner

日子过得挺美

live quite happily
3. verb beautify; prettify

美容

improve (esp. a woman's) looks
4. verb [Dialect] be pleased with oneself

夸了他两句，他就美得不得了。

Just a few words of praise made him exceedingly pleased with himself.
5. noun See 美洲 (Měizhōu)
6. noun 【美编】(全称为 '美术编辑' ) art editing
7. noun beauty

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

美 [měi]

1. 形好看；美丽

长得很美

家乡的景色像画一样美

俊美。
2. 动使事物变美

美容

美发(ｆà)。
3. 形好的；令人满意的

物美价廉

美名

美德。
4. 形 [口] 非常满意；得意

瞧他美得不知怎么好了。
5. 名指美洲

北美

欧美。
6. 名指美国

美元

美金

美籍华人。

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Examples

和美的家庭: happy family
雅以为美: really consider it beautiful
北方的春城景色虽美，但经常有沙尘暴。: Though spring cities in the north are very beautiful, sand storms strike there frequently.
东方人普遍追求一种含蓄的美。: Generally speaking, oriental people look for a more implicit beauty.
他中了个大奖，美得走路都发飘。: After he won a big prize, he felt on top of the world.
看到这么美的景色，我真想赋诗一首。: Seeing such beautiful scenery, I really want to compose a poem.
在过去，女子必须有一双三寸金莲才称得上美。: In the past, a womanhad to have a pair of small feet to be called a beauty.
请问这个美制单位怎么换算成英制单位。: Excuse me. How can I change the unit from the American system to the British one?
北国的雪景可美了，每年吸引大量游人。: The snowscape in north China is so beautiful that it attracts a great number of tourists every year.; 145 more results

Character Decomposition

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