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优美

yōu měi

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 優美

What 优美 means

1. graceful
2. fine
3. elegant

The characters in 优美

• 优yōuexcellent; superior
• 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify

Example sentences

• 这个地方以风景优美闻名。
  This place is famous for its scenic beauty.
• 新疆有许多风景优美的地方。
  Xīnjiāng yǒu xǔduō fēngjǐng yōuměi de dìfang.
  There are many scenic places in Xinjiang.
• 瑞士以它的风景优美而闻名。
  Switzerland is famous for its scenic beauty.
• 他虽然不是歌手，但他唱的非常优美。
  Tā suīrán bú shì gēshǒu, dàn tā chàng de fēicháng yōuměi.
  Although he is not a singer, his singing voice is fantastic.
• 我想要人们欣赏我的母语的优美，并且我也想要感受其他语言的美妙。
  Wǒ xiǎngyào rénmen xīnshǎng wǒ de mǔyǔ de yōuměi, bìngqiě wǒ yě xiǎngyào gǎnshòu qítā yǔyán de měimiào.
  I want people to appreciate the beauty of my native language, and I want to experience how beautiful other languages can be, too.
• 众多村庄点缀着福斯湾的岸边，优美如画。初次于此航行的陌生人，必定会留下深刻印象。
  The stranger who sails for the first time up the Firth of Forth must be struck with the numerous villages that stud its picturesque shores.

Sounds the same

Read yōu měi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 幽美(of a location) beautiful and tranquil