俏丽 (qiào lí) — handsome; pretty (often describing a woman's refined beauty)

Definition

Literary word for refined, pretty beauty (looks, style, or writing). More elegant than 漂亮; rarer in casual speech. Often describes a woman or graceful expression.

adjective
handsomepretty (often describing a woman's refined beauty)

Examples

  • 俏丽，。
    Tā cháng dé fēi cháng qiào lí, yóu qí zài chuān shàng nà jiàn qí páo zhī hòu.
    She is very pretty, especially after putting on that qipao.
  • 俏丽。
    Tā nà qiào lí de xiào róng ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu gǎn dào wēn nuǎn.
    Her handsome smile made everyone feel warm.
  • 俏丽，。
    Zhè piān sǎn wén de wén bǐ shí fēn qiào lí, dú lái rú mù chūn fēng.
    The prose of this essay is very elegant, reading it feels like a spring breeze.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俏qiàopretty
丽lìbeautiful

俏 and 丽 both describe a pretty, lovely appearance.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麗; 丽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 麗 originally showed a deer with antlers. The simplified 丽 is a later shorthand.

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