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漂亮

piào liang · piao liang

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HSK 2Old HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. pretty; beautiful
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)拍了(pāile)一张(yīzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，漂亮(piàoliang)吗(ma)？

    I took a photo. Is it pretty?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Very pretty!

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)照片(zhàopiàn)漂亮(piàoliang)，还是(háishi)风景(fēngjǐng)漂亮(piàoliang)？

    Is the photo pretty, or is the view pretty?

  4. Dengdeng

    风景(fēngjǐng)漂亮(piàoliang)。

    The view is pretty.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What did you say?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)拍(pāi)得(de)也(yě)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    I mean, you took it very well too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)屋(wū)子(zi)住(zhù)。

We are looking for a nice house to live in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)裙(qún)子(zi)。

She is wearing a beautiful dress today.

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漂
piāo

to float; to drift

亮
liàng

bright; light; to shine; to flash

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