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美

měi · mei/Měi · mei

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Meaning

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měi 美

  1. beautiful
  2. very satisfactory; good
  3. to beautify
  4. to be pleased with oneself

Měi 美

  1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu))
  2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 / 美国 (Měi guó))
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The mountain is beautiful

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)山(shān)真(zhēn)美(měi)！

    Liangliang, look, the mountains here are so beautiful!

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，风景(fēngjǐng)很(hěn)美(měi)，我们(wǒmen)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)吧(ba)。

    Yes, the view is beautiful. Let us take a photo.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，站(zhàn)在(zài)花(huā)旁边(pángbiān)，一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)美(měi)。

    OK, standing next to the flowers will look beautiful.

  4. Liangliang

    拍(pāi)好(hǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)闭着(bìzhe)眼(yǎn)。

    Done, but your eyes are closed.

  5. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？美景(měijǐng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)个(gè)闭眼(bìyǎn)的(de)人(rén)？

    What? A person with closed eyes in the beautiful view?

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，山(shān)还是(háishi)很(hěn)美(měi)！

    Never mind, the mountain is still beautiful!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)自(zì)然(rán)景(jǐng)观(guān)的(de)特(tè)点(diǎn)是(shì)山(shān)非(fēi)常(cháng)多(duō)，而(ér)且(qiě)像(xiàng)画(huà)一(yí)样(yàng)特(tè)别(bié)美(měi)。

The natural landscape is characterised by its large amount of mountains, and it looks as truly beautiful as a painting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)小(xiǎo)城(chéng)的(de)夜(yè)景(jǐng)美(měi)得(de)让(ràng)人(rén)不(bù)想(xiǎng)离(lí)开(kāi)。

The night view of this small town is so beautiful that it makes people not want to leave.

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