美
měi
Pinyin

Definition

美
 - 
měi
  1. beautiful
  2. very satisfactory
  3. good
  4. to beautify
  5. to be pleased with oneself
美
 - 
Měi
  1. the Americas
  2. abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. USA
  4. abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

羹
gēng
  1. 1 soup
镁
měi
  1. 1 magnesium (chemistry)

Related Words (20)

完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US
美女
měi nǚ
  1. 1 beautiful woman

Idioms (19)

价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])

Sample Sentences

一年又一年过去了，她长大了，变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ，tā zhǎngdà le ，biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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美国
měi guó
America
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美国人
měiguó rén
American
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十全十美
shíquánshíměi
Lit: Complete and beautiful. Fig: Perfect.
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但是你十全十美。
dànshì nǐ shíquánshíměi 。
But you are perfect.
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这个世界上没有十全十美的事。
zhège shìjiè shàng méiyǒu shíquánshíměi de shì 。
There is nothing that is perfect in the world.
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中国的美食文化博大精深，好吃的美食更是数不胜数。
Zhōngguó de měishí wénhuà bódàjīngshēn ，hǎochī de měishí gèngshì shǔbùshèngshǔ 。
Chinese food culture is very broad and profound. There are countless delicious foods.
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美国的烟花五光十色。
Měiguó de yānhuā wǔguāngshísè 。
The fireworks in America are luminous.
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他的书法写得很美。
tā de shūfǎ xiě de hěn měi 。
He writes calligraphy very beautifully.
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尼克，这里是营销部。各位，这是从美国总部来的尼克。
Níkè ，zhèlǐ shì yíngxiāo bù 。gèwèi ，zhè shì cóng Měiguó zǒngbù lái de Níkè 。
Nick, here is the marketing department. Everyone, this is Nick from the US headquarters.
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