beautiful in Chinese
měi lì ·beautiful ·16 strokes HSK 4
beautiful in Chinese is 美丽, pronounced měi lì.
How to write 美丽
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Stroke order of 美
Stroke order of 丽
HSK level
HSK 4美丽 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.
美丽 in a sentence
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这 个 花 园 很 美 丽 。This garden is beautiful.
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她 长 得 很 美 丽 。She looks beautiful.
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西 湖 的 风 景 很 美 丽 。The scenery of West Lake is beautiful.
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美 丽 的 花 儿 开 了 。The beautiful flowers are blooming.
美丽 vs 漂亮 vs 好看
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful
The everyday spoken word for good-looking people and things; 美丽 is more literary and fits scenery and abstract beauty.
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好看 hǎo kàn good-looking
Casual 'nice-looking' — clothes, books, movies. Softer than 漂亮.