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壮丽 (zhuàng lì) — magnificent, majestic, glorious

Definition

壮丽 describes grand, awe-inspiring scenery or large-scale sights (landscapes, monuments, natural wonders). 比 雄伟 more tied to natural scenery, more solemn than 华丽.

adjective
magnificentmajesticglorious

Examples

  • 壮丽。
    Zhè zuò shān fēng de jǐng sè fēi cháng zhuàng lì.
    The scenery of this mountain peak is very magnificent.
  • 壮丽。
    Tā men jiàn zào le yí zuò zhuàng lì de jì niàn bēi.
    They built a magnificent monument.
  • 壮丽。
    Zhè chǎng yǎn chū zhǎn xiàn le zhuàng lì de shì jué xiào guǒ.
    This performance displayed magnificent visual effects.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

壮zhuàngmagnificent
丽lìbeautiful

壮 and 丽 both convey grandeur and beauty, together meaning magnificent.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 壯; 壮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
士士shì
Sound part声符shēngfú
爿
爿pán壯zhuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壯 uses 士 to hint at the meaning and 爿 for the sound; the simplified 壮 is a later abbreviation.

Open 壮 →

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.

Open 丽 →
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