明秀 (míng xiù) — bright and beautiful

Definition

verb
bright and beautiful

Examples

  • 明秀。
    Zhè wèi gū niang róng mào míng xiù.
    This young lady has a bright and beautiful appearance.
  • ,明秀。
    Hú guāng shān sè, yí piàn míng xiù.
    The lake and mountains present a scene of bright and beautiful scenery.
  • 明秀。
    Tā de zuò pǐn fēng gé míng xiù.
    His works have a bright and beautiful style.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

明míngbright
秀xiùbeautiful

明 means bright and 秀 means beautiful, so the two qualities combine.

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

秀 pairs 禾 (rice plant) with 引 (to draw out flowers), showing a rice plant putting out flowers.

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