HSK 6 · Adjectives

优越 yōuyuè “superior” in Chinese

Traditional 優越

What 优越 means

  1. superior
  2. advantageous
  3. superiority

How to say 优越

  • 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越yuè4th tone, falling

优越 in a sentence

  1. 这里的地理位置很优越。

    Zhèlǐ de dìlǐ wèizhi hěn yōuyuè.

    This place is in an excellent location.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他从小生活条件优越。

    Tā cóngxiǎo shēnghuó tiáojiàn yōuyuè.

    He grew up in comfortable circumstances.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 优越 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 越 (yuè) with each of its parts in a different colour
越yuèto exceed
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 戉halberd · yuèSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 戉 (yuè) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuè.

How to write 优越

优 6 strokes · 越 12 strokes

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

Words related to 优越

Words with 优

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

Words with 越

越yuè · even more越来越yuèláiyuè · more and more超越chāoyuè · to surpass卓越zhuóyuè · outstanding穿越chuānyuè · to pass through

More words: Adjectives

庸俗yōngsú · vulgar踊跃yǒngyuè · eager有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly优异yōuyì · outstanding幼稚yòuzhì · childish圆满yuánmǎn · satisfactory原始yuánshǐ · original愚蠢yúchǔn · stupid

FAQs

优越 (yōuyuè) means “superior” or “advantageous”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yōuyuè: yōu with a 1st tone, then yuè 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, 优越 is written 優越. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youyue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 优越 from the suggestions. Typing youyue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
优越 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.