优美 (yōu měi): graceful, beautiful

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: graceful, beautiful
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

graceful
fine
elegant

Chinese explanation

形容事物（如风景、音乐、姿态、文章等）非常美好，令人感到舒服、悦目或动听，常带有优雅、柔和、协调的感觉。

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Character breakdown

excellent

HSK 4

(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])

Example sentences

This ancient garden is filled with all kinds of flowers and plants. The scenery of small bridges and flowing water is very graceful, attracting many tourists to come and take photos.

She danced gracefully on the stage to beautiful music, and every movement seemed so light and touching.

This poem uses graceful language to express the author's deep longing for his hometown, and reading it makes people deeply moved.

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