HSK 6 · Adjectives

优异 yōuyì “outstanding” in Chinese

Traditional 優異

What 优异 means

  1. outstanding
  2. excellent
  3. exceptional
  4. outstandingly good

How to say 优异

  • 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异yì4th tone, falling

优异 in a sentence

  1. 他以优异的成绩毕业于剑桥大学。

    Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè yú Jiànqiáo Dàxué.

    He graduated from Cambridge University with outstanding results.

    Sentence #334577 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她取得了优异的英语成绩。

    Tā qǔdé le yōuyì de Yīngyǔ chéngjì.

    She got excellent marks in English.

    Sentence #804998 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 优异 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 异 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
异yìdifferent
  • 巳part of the character
  • 廾two hands · gǒng

How to write 优异

优 6 strokes · 异 6 strokes

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

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

Words related to 优异

Words with 优

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

Words with 异

异常yìcháng · abnormal诧异chàyì · astonished日新月异rìxīnyuèyì · changing rapidly

More words: Adjectives

永恒yǒnghéng · eternal庸俗yōngsú · vulgar踊跃yǒngyuè · eager有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly优越yōuyuè · superior幼稚yòuzhì · childish圆满yuánmǎn · satisfactory原始yuánshǐ · original

FAQs

优异 (yōuyì) means “outstanding” or “excellent”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yōuyì: yōu with a 1st tone, then yì 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, 优异 is written 優異. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 优异 from the suggestions. Typing youyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
优异 is an HSK 6 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.