美丽měi lìbeautiful
美丽 (měi lì) means "beautiful." It describes people, places, weather, or things that look lovely. 她很美丽 says she is very beautiful, and 花开得很美丽 says the flowers are blooming very beautifully. It is often a little more literary than everyday 漂亮.
What does 美丽 mean?
- 1.
beautifuladjective
What do the characters in 美丽 mean?
- 美beautiful
- 丽beautiful
How do you use 美丽?
美丽 often follows 很, or comes before 的 and a noun, as in 美丽的花.
Patterns
很 + 美丽
她很美丽。
Tā hěn měilì.
She is very beautiful.
Verb + 得 + 很 + 美丽
花开得很美丽。
Huā kāi de hěn měilì.
The flowers are blooming very beautifully.
What are some examples of 美丽 in a sentence?
How is 美丽 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你觉得这儿美丽吗?
Nǐ juéde zhèr měilì ma?
Do you think it is beautiful here?
- Speaker B:
美丽,尤其是早上。
Měilì, yóuqí shì zǎoshang.
Yes, especially in the morning.
- Speaker A:
我们拍照吧。
Wǒmen pāizhào ba.
Let's take a photo.
- Speaker B:
好,站到花旁边来。
Hǎo, zhàn dào huā pángbiān lái.
OK. Come stand next to the flowers.
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Related words
- 漂亮piào liangpretty; beautifulHSK 1
- 美měibeautifulHSK 4
- 美好měi hǎobeautiful; fineHSK 4
- 不够bú gòunot enough; insufficient; inadequateHSK 4
- 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; criticalHSK 4
- 乱luànin confusion or disorderHSK 4
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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.