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漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful

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漂亮 (piào liang) means "pretty; beautiful." It describes someone or something that looks pretty, as in 她很漂亮 (She is very pretty), 这个房间很漂亮 (This room is very beautiful) and 你的字真漂亮 (Your characters are really beautiful). This entry covers this one sense: pretty or beautiful.

What does 漂亮 mean?

  1. 1.

    pretty; beautifuladjective

What do the characters in 漂亮 mean?

  • 漂not compositional here
  • 亮not compositional here

How do you use 漂亮?

See it in 她很漂亮, 这个房间很漂亮 and 你的字真漂亮.

What are some examples of 漂亮 in a sentence?

  1. 她很漂亮。

    Tā hěn piàoliang.

    She is very pretty.

  2. 这个房间很漂亮。

    Zhège fángjiān hěn piàoliang.

    This room is very beautiful.

  3. 你的字真漂亮。

    Nǐ de zì zhēn piàoliang.

    Your characters are really beautiful.

How is 漂亮 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这是我的新房间。

    Zhè shì wǒ de xīn fángjiān.

    This is my new room.

  2. Speaker B:

    这个房间很漂亮!

    Zhège fángjiān hěn piàoliang!

    This room is very beautiful!

  3. Speaker A:

    谢谢!你喜欢吗?

    Xièxie! Nǐ xǐhuan ma?

    Thanks! Do you like it?

  4. Speaker B:

    很喜欢。

    Hěn xǐhuan.

    I like it a lot.

Can you use 漂亮 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 她很___。 (She is very pretty.)
  2. 2.What does 这个房间很漂亮。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你的字真___。 (Your characters are really beautiful.)

What should you learn next?

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.