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秀

xiù · xiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
  2. (bound form) superior; excellent
  3. (loanword) show
  4. (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
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Show me your Tai Chi

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)学会(xuéhuì)了(le)打(dǎ)太极(tàijí)？秀(xiù)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)！

    Dengdeng, I heard you learned Tai Chi. Show us!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)秀(xiù)一下(yīxià)。看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)！

    Okay, I'll show you. Watch me!

  3. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，你(nǐ)动(dòng)得(de)好(hǎo)慢(màn)。

    Wow, you move so slowly.

  4. Dengdeng

    太极(tàijí)就是(jiùshì)要(yào)慢(màn)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)秀(xiù)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Tai Chi is supposed to be slow. Look, how was my show?

  5. Liangliang

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)！不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)秀(xiù)了(le)一个(yīgè)动作(dòngzuò)。

    Very good! But you only showed one move.

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)这(zhè)一个(yīgè)！

    Because I only know this one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)秀(xiù)棒(bàng)极(jí)了(le)，但(dàn)是(shì)门(mén)票(piào)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)。

The show was wonderful, but the tickets were too expensive.

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

02

她(tā)穿(chuān)上(shàng)这(zhè)件(jiàn)旗(qí)袍(páo)显(xiǎn)得(de)特(tè)别(bié)秀(xiù)气(qi)。

She looks especially elegant in this qipao.

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