Definition

Examples

• 古代诗词中常以丽人比喻美女。
  Gǔdài shīcí zhōng cháng yǐ lí bǐyù měinǚ.
  In ancient poetry, 'beautiful woman' is often used to describe a beauty.
• 画中那位丽人，神态优雅。
  Huà zhōng nà wèi lí, shéntài yōuyǎ.
  The beautiful woman in the painting has an elegant demeanor.
• 她虽非倾城丽人，却也清秀动人。
  Tā suī fēi qīngchéng lí, què yě qīngxiù dòngrén.
  Though she is not a city-toppling beauty, she is still strikingly delicate.