艳 (艷)
yàn
Pinyin

Definition

艳 (艷)
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yàn
  1. colorful
  2. splendid
  3. gaudy
  4. amorous
  5. romantic
  6. to envy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yàn yù
  1. 1 encounter with a beautiful woman
  2. 2 romance
  3. 3 affair
jīng yàn
  1. 1 stunning
  2. 2 breathtaking
xiān yàn
  1. 1 bright-colored
  2. 2 gaily-colored
lěng yàn
  1. 1 (of a woman) beautiful but aloof
yāo yàn
  1. 1 pretty and flirtatious

Idioms (1)

浓妆艳抹
nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ
  1. 1 to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
  2. 2 dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

Sample Sentences

没那么玄乎,我前女友是空姐我们呢也就是经人介绍,算是相亲认识的。我这人吧,特实在,旅途艳遇啦,一见钟情什么的,对我来说,那就是“特别不靠谱”化了妆的说法儿。
méi nàme xuánhū ,wǒ qiánnǚyǒu shì kōngjiě wǒmen ne yě jiùshì Jīng rén jièshào ,suànshì xiāngqīn rènshi de 。wǒ zhè rén ba ,tè shízài ,lǚtú yànyù la ,yījiànzhōngqíng shénme de ,duì wǒ láishuō ,nà jiùshì “tèbié bù kàopǔ ”huà le zhuāng de shuōfǎr 。
Nothing that incredible. My ex-girlfriend is an air hostess. We were introduced, I guess you could say it was our parents that arranged us to get together. I’m a very honest person, things like a holiday romance or love at first sight are extremely unreliable dressed-up terminology.
乖乖,考了八次?吓死宝宝了,除了惊异于你契而不舍的毅力,你这花钱不手软的财力也是让人艳羡啊!诶,您老这么多闲钱不如投资投资我呗。
guāiguāi ,kǎo le bā cì ?hèsǐ bǎobao le ,chúle jīngyì yú nǐ qìérbùshě de yìlì ,nǐ zhè huāqián bù shǒuruǎn de cáilì yě shì ràngrén yànxiàn ā !èi ,nín lǎo zhème duō xián qián bùrú tóuzī tóuzī wǒ bēi 。
Oh darling, you've taken the test eight times? How frightful! It's not only your unwavering persistence I'm taken aback by, but your wealth in throwing so much good money after bad is also astounding! Ah! If you have so much money lying around, why don't you just invest it instead.
给男孩起的名字一般要大气磅礴,明朗潇洒,男性色彩明显的,比如“崇”“栋”等。给女孩起的名字一般温柔婉约,明艳动人具有女性色彩,比如“婷”“静”等。
gěi nánhái qǐ de míngzi yībān yào dàqì pángbó ,mínglǎng xiāosǎ ,nánxìng sècǎi míngxiǎn de ,bǐrú “chóng ”“dòng ”děng 。gěi nǚhái qǐ de míngzi yībān wēnróu wǎnyuē ,míngyàn dòngrén jùyǒu nǚxìng sècǎi ,bǐrú “tíng ”“jìng ”děng 。
When naming a boy normally you need an imposing and impressive name, which is straight-forward and exudes confidence and is clearly masculine, like "崇", meaning "lofty" or "worship" and "栋", meaning "ridgepole". When giving a girl a name normally you need a gentle and graceful name, bright, colorful and moving with feminine characteristics, like "婷", meaning "graceful" and "静", meaning "quiet".
这位客人你眼光好,你看今天空心菜娇艳欲滴,一斤五块。
zhè wèi kèrén nǐ yǎnguāng hǎo ,nǐ kàn jīntiān kòngxīncài jiāoyànyùdī ,yī jīn wǔ kuài 。
You've got some eye there buddy, you can see how plump and tender today's water spinach is. It's RMB5 for half a kilogram.
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娇艳欲滴可以拿来形容菜吗?但也太贵了,我上次买一斤才三块半。
jiāoyànyùdī kěyǐ nálái xíngróng cài ma ?dàn yě tài guì le ,wǒ shàngcì mǎi yī jīn cái sān kuài bàn 。
Plump and tender can be used to describe vegetables? But it's really too expensive, last time I just paid RMB3.50 for half a kilogram.
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对呀!我是权力游戏的粉丝,里面有很多香艳的性爱场面!
duìya !wǒ shì quánlì yóuxì de fěnsī ,lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō xiāngyàn de xìngài chǎngmiàn !
Yeah! I'm a GOT fan. There's lots of steamy sex scenes in the show!
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秦淮河一带是明朝末年最有名的红灯区,其中有八个著名的艺伎,外表美艳又都擅长诗词绘画,被称作“秦淮八艳”。
qínhuáihé yīdài shì Míngcháo mònián zuì yǒumíng de hóngdēngqū ,qízhōng yǒu bā gè zhùmíng yìjì ,wàibiǎo měiyàn yòu dōu shàncháng shīcí huìhuà ,bèi chēngzuò “qínhuáibāyàn ”。
The area surrounding Qing Hui river was the most famous red light district during the end of the Ming dynasty. There were eight famous courtesans. They were not only beatutiful, but talented musicians, poets and artists. They were known as "The eight beauties of Qin Huai"
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这你都不知道?那可是世界七大奇景之一啊,是由珊瑚礁石群组成的,从北向南绵延两千公里。想象一下,美丽的珊瑚,纯白的沙滩,各种海洋生物围绕着你,我们两个大美女就在那里摆拍各种美艳销魂的照片……
zhè nǐ dōu bù zhīdào ?nà kě shì shìjièqīdàqíjǐng zhīyī ā ,shì yóu shānhújiāo shí qún zǔchéng de ,cóng běi xiàng nán miányán èrqiān gōngli 。xiǎngxiàng yīxià ,měilì de shānhú ,chún bái de shātān ,gèzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù wéirào zhe nǐ ,wǒmen liǎng gè dàměinǚ jiù zài nàlǐ bǎi pāi gèzhǒng měiyànxiāohún de zhàopiàn ……
You don't even know that much? It's one of the seven wonders of the world, It's formed by coral reefs, stretching 2000 km from north to south. Think of it, pretty coral, pristine white beaches with different sea creatures all around and the two of us taking glam pictures there...
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虽然我喜欢暖色,但是这个好像太鲜艳了。
suīrán wǒ xǐhuan nuǎnsè ,dànshì zhè ge hǎoxiàng tài xiānyàn le 。
Although I like warm colors, this seems too bright.
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玫瑰玫瑰最艳丽
méiguī méiguī zuì yàn lí
Rose, Rose,the most beautiful