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美丽

měi lì · mei li

Traditional 美麗

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. beautiful
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The sunset photo

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)日落(rìluò)真(zhēn)美丽(měilì)！

    Today's sunset is so beautiful!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，快(kuài)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Yes, take a photo quickly.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拍(pāi)了(le)十张(shízhāng)，都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)眼睛(yǎnjing)看到(kàndào)的(de)美丽(měilì)。

    I took ten, and none is as beautiful as what my eyes see.

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)这么(zhème)美丽(měilì)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，手机(shǒujī)拍不下来(pāibùxiàlái)。

    Because a phone cannot capture something this beautiful.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不拍(bùpāi)了(le)，用(yòng)眼睛(yǎnjing)看(kàn)。

    Then I will stop and just look.

  6. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，不过(bùguò)太阳(tàiyang)已经(yǐjīng)下山(xiàshān)了(le)！

    Good idea, but the sun has already set!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where is the most beautiful place in the world?

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

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)花(huā)园(yuán)在(zài)春(chūn)天(tiān)显(xiǎn)得(de)格(gé)外(wài)美(měi)丽(lì)。

This garden looks especially beautiful in spring.

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美
měi

beautiful; very satisfactory; good

丽
lì

beautiful

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