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明媚 (míng mèi) — bright and beautiful

Definition

Use 明媚 for 'bright and lovely' scenery, weather, or light — softer and more lyrical than 亮丽, less heavy than 辉煌 (reserved for grand achievements).

adjective
bright and beautiful

Examples

  • ，明媚。
    Jīn tiān tiān qì zhēn hǎo, yáng guāng míng mèi.
    The weather is great today, with bright and beautiful sunshine.
  • 明媚。
    Gōng yuán lǐ dào chù shì míng mèi de chūn sè.
    The park is filled with bright and beautiful spring scenery.
  • 明媚。
    Tā de xiào róng míng mèi dòng rén.
    Her smile is bright, beautiful, and moving.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

明míngbright
媚mèibeautiful

明 gives brightness and 媚 gives loveliness, together suggesting bright and beautiful scenery.

Characters in this word

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

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
眉
眉méi媚mèi
Same sound today

媚 pairs 女 with 眉; 女 carries the meaning and 眉 gives the sound.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Weather

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