(měi lì) - beautiful, pretty in Mandarin
měilìTraditional: 美麗
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Translation
beautiful, pretty
Word origin
美丽 (měilì) 'beautiful' joins 美 'beautiful' with 丽 'lovely, fine'. 美 depicts a large (大) figure crowned with sheep (羊) horns or feathers, an old emblem of fineness; 丽 originally drew a pair of matched deer antlers.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 美 (beautiful) + 丽 (lovely, fine)
Stroke order
美
丽
Examples
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This girl is very beautiful.
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She is very beautiful.
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This city is very beautiful.
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This is a beautiful city.
双。
She has a pair of beautiful eyes.
美丽 (měi lì) means beautiful, pretty. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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