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完美 (wán měi) — perfect

Definition

完美 is a plain everyday adjective for 'perfect' — describes things that are flawless as they are. 理想 refers more to an ideal or desired state, while 圆满 means a situation is complete and resolved (e.g. an ending, a meeting).

adjective
perfect

Examples

  • 完美。
    Zhè ge dàn gāo de wèi dào hěn wán měi.
    The taste of this cake is perfect.
  • 完美。
    Tā huà le yì fú wán měi de huà.
    She painted a perfect picture.
  • 完美。
    Zhè shì zuì wán měi de jiě jué bàn fǎ.
    This is the most perfect solution.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

完wáncomplete
美měibeautiful

完 means complete and 美 means beautiful, so together they describe something complete and beautiful.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán完wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

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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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