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帅shuàihandsome; graceful; dashing; elegant

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帅 (shuài) means "handsome," "graceful," "dashing," or "elegant." It describes a good-looking man or a stylish way of looking or moving, as in 很帅 (very handsome) and 真帅 (really dashing). It is an adjective in casual, friendly speech and is often used after 很, 真, or 太.

What does 帅 mean?

  1. 1.

    handsome; graceful; dashing; elegantadjective

What does the character 帅 mean?

  • 帅handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant

How do you use 帅?

帅 usually describes men or stylish actions; it is casual and friendly in tone.

Patterns

  • 很 / 真 + 帅

    这个男孩子真帅。

    Zhège nánháizi zhēn shuài.

    This boy is really handsome.

What are some examples of 帅 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    你哥哥很帅。

    Nǐ gēge hěn shuài.

    Your older brother is very handsome.

  2. HSK 1

    他穿这件衣服真帅。

    Tā chuān zhè jiàn yīfu zhēn shuài.

    He looks really sharp in this outfit.

  3. HSK 4

    他打球的样子很帅。

    Tā dǎ qiú de yàngzi hěn shuài.

    He looks dashing when he plays ball.

How is 帅 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看，这是我哥哥的照片。

    Nǐ kàn, zhè shì wǒ gēge de zhàopiàn.

    Look, this is a photo of my older brother.

  2. Speaker B:

    他很帅！他做什么工作？

    Tā hěn shuài! Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    He's very handsome! What does he do?

  3. Speaker A:

    他是医生。

    Tā shì yīshēng.

    He's a doctor.

  4. Speaker B:

    真不错，他在哪家医院？

    Zhēn búcuò, tā zài nǎ jiā yīyuàn?

    Very nice. Which hospital is he at?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.