HSK 5 · Adjectives

优美 yōuměi “graceful” in Chinese

Traditional 優美

What 优美 means

  1. graceful
  2. fine
  3. elegant

How to say 优美

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale美měi3rd tone, dipping

优美 in a sentence

  1. 这个地方以风景优美闻名。

    Zhè ge dìfang yǐ fēngjǐng yōuměi wénmíng.

    This place is famous for its beautiful scenery.

    Sentence #842254 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 瑞士以它的风景优美而闻名。

    Ruìshì yǐ tā de fēngjǐng yōuměi ér wénmíng.

    Switzerland is famous for its beautiful scenery.

    Sentence #797112 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 优美 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 美 (měi) with each of its parts in a different colour
美měibeautiful
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 大big · dà

How to write 优美

优 6 strokes · 美 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 优美

Words with 优

优点yōudiǎn · strong point优秀yōuxiù · outstanding优惠yōuhuì · preferential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 美

美měi · beautiful美丽měilì · beautiful赞美zànměi · to admire完美wánměi · perfect美术měishù · art美观měiguān · attractive美满měimǎn · happy美妙měimiào · wonderful审美shěnměi · aesthetic物美价廉wùměijiàlián · good quality at a low price

More words: Adjectives

意外yìwài · unexpected英俊yīngjùn · handsome用功yònggōng · hard-working (at study)拥挤yōngjǐ · crowded悠久yōujiǔ · long-standing有利yǒulì · advantageous圆yuán · circle糟糕zāogāo · too bad

FAQs

优美 (yōuměi) means “graceful” or “fine”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yōuměi: yōu with a 1st tone, then měi with a 3rd 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, 优美 is written 優美. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youmei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 优美 from the suggestions. Typing youmei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
优美 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.