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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

美 [měi]
  1. 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. 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. 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. 4. noun [好事] good deed
    成人之美
    do a good deed
  5. 5. noun [美洲] North and South America
  6. 6. noun [美国] the USA
    中美关系
    Sino-American relations

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

美 [měi]
  1. 1. adjective beautiful; pretty
    她长得很美。
    She's very pretty.
    风景多美啊!
    What beautiful scenery!
    她算不上美，但很有气质。
    这片杜鹃花真美啊！
  2. 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
    美食的诱惑总让她把减肥计划搁浅。
    妈妈做的红烧肉味道美得没话说。
    他天天就那样美滋滋的。
    你这家伙小日子太美了，真让人嫉妒。
  3. 3. verb beautify; prettify
    美容
    improve (esp. a woman's) looks
  4. 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.
    别美了，妈妈看见你穿成这样非抽你不可。
  5. 5. noun [abbreviation] See 美洲 (Měizhōu)
  6. 6. noun [abbreviation] 【美编】(全称为 '美术编辑' ) art editing
  7. 7. noun beauty

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

美 [měi]
  1. 1. 形 好看;美丽
    长得很美
    家乡的景色像画一样美
    俊美。
  2. 2. 动 使事物变美
    美容
    美发(ｆà)。
  3. 3. 形 好的;令人满意的
    物美价廉
    美名
    美德。
  4. 4. 形 [口] 非常满意;得意
    瞧他美得不知怎么好了。
  5. 5. 名 指美洲
    北美
    欧美。
  6. 6. 名 指美国
    美元
    美金
    美籍华人。
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Examples

苏州园林注重把静态美和动态美有机结合起来。 → 静态
和美的家庭
happy family → 和美
夸了他两句，他就美得不得了。
Just a few words of praise made him exceedingly pleased with himself. → 美
雅以为美
really consider it beautiful → 雅
啊，这满山遍野的枫叶多美呀! → 啊
这个琥珀标本美得不可思议。 → 不可思议
她的美难以用语言形容。 → 难
盆栽蔬菜不仅可以食用，还可以给人带来美的享受。 → 盆栽
这里美得恍如蓬莱仙境。 → 蓬莱
中国画的美在于笔法独到，气韵无穷。 → 气韵
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