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华美 (huá měi) — magnificent, resplendent

Definition

华美 (huáměi) is a written, formal word for 'magnificent, resplendent' — used for ornate things like buildings, silk, or decoration. More literary and ornate than 美丽, which describes natural beauty of people or scenery.

adjective
magnificentresplendent

Examples

  • 华美，。
    Zhè zuò jiàn zhù fēi cháng huá měi, xī yǐn le hěn duō yóu kè.
    This building is very magnificent and attracts many tourists.
  • 华美。
    huá měi De sī chóu zài dēng guāng xià shǎn shǎn fā guāng.
    The magnificent silk sparkles under the lights.
  • 华美。
    huá měi De zhuāng shì ràng zhěng gè dà tīng xiǎn de gé wài zhuāng zhòng.
    The magnificent decoration makes the entire hall appear especially solemn.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

华huásplendid
美měibeautiful

“华” gives splendor and “美” gives beauty, together describing something magnificent.

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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 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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