HSK 5 · Money

优惠 yōuhuì “preferential” in Chinese

Traditional 優惠

What 优惠 means

  1. preferential
  2. favourable (terms)
  3. discount
  4. privilege
  5. favorable (terms)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • preferential (treatment)
  • discount (price)

How to say 优惠

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale优yōu1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale惠huì4th tone, falling

优惠 in a sentence

  1. 可以给我优惠券吗？

    Kěyǐ gěi wǒ yōuhuìquàn ma?

    Could I have a discount voucher?

    Sentence #4970000 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们有个优惠要给你。

    Wǒmen yǒu ge yōuhuì yào gěi nǐ.

    We’ve got a special offer for you.

    Sentence #13786724 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 如用现金付款，我们给予九折优惠。

    Rú yòng xiànjīn fùkuǎn, wǒmen jǐyǔ jiǔ zhé yōuhuì.

    If you pay in cash, we give a 10% discount.

    Sentence #895842 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 优惠 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 优 (yōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
优yōuexcellent
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 尤especially · yóuSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 尤 (yóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with yōu.

The character 惠 (huì) drawn as one shape
惠huìact of kindness

惠 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 优惠

优 6 strokes · 惠 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

优惠 (yōuhuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 优惠 (yōuhuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 优惠

Words with 优

优点yōudiǎn · strong point优秀yōuxiù · outstanding优美yōuměi · graceful优势yōushì · superiority优异yōuyì · outstanding优越yōuyuè · superior优先yōuxiān · priority优胜劣汰yōushèngliètài · survival of the fittest

Words with 惠

贤惠xiánhuì · virtuous实惠shíhuì · good value

More words: Money & Economy

投入tóurù · to put in投资tóuzī · investment消费xiāofèi · to consume押金yājīn · deposit涨zhǎng · to rise (of prices账户zhànghù · bank account挣zhèng · to earn (money)支票zhīpiào · cheque

FAQs

优惠 (yōuhuì) means “preferential” or “favourable (terms)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yōuhuì: yōu with a 1st tone, then huì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 优惠 is written 優惠. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youhui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 优惠 from the suggestions. Typing youhui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
优惠 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.