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审美 (shěn měi) — to appreciate beauty, to have a sense of aesthetics

Definition

审美 (shěnměi) means 'to appreciate beauty / have a sense of aesthetics' — a broader, more personal faculty. 鉴赏 is the more expert act of judging and appraising art or antiques.

verb
to appreciate beautyto have a sense of aesthetics

Examples

  • 审美。
    Xué huì shěn měi shì tí gāo shēng huó zhì liàng de yí bù fen.
    Learning to appreciate beauty is part of improving quality of life.
  • 审美。
    Tā fēi cháng xǐ huan shěn měi gǔ dài yì shù pǐn.
    He really likes to appreciate ancient works of art.
  • 审美。
    Měi gè rén dōu xū yào péi yǎng shěn měi de néng lì.
    Everyone needs to cultivate their ability to appreciate beauty.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

审shěnexamine
美měibeauty

To 审 examine or appreciate 美 beauty gives a sense of aesthetics.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

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.

Open 美 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Art & Fine Arts

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