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美好 (měi hǎo) — beautiful, fine, wonderful (used for abstract concepts like life, future, memories)

Definition

美好 is the standard word for 'beautiful, wonderful' used with abstract or intangible things — life, future, memories, times. For physical appearance, use 漂亮 or 美丽 instead.

adjective
beautifulfinewonderful (used for abstract concepts like life, future, memories)

Examples

  • 美好。
    Zhù nǐ yǒu yí gè měi hǎo de wèi lái.
    I wish you a beautiful future.
  • 美好。
    Zhè xiē huí yì zhēn měi hǎo.
    These memories are truly beautiful.
  • 美好。
    Chūn tiān shì gè měi hǎo de jì jié.
    Spring is a beautiful season.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

美měibeautiful
好hǎogood

美 and 好 together mean fine, beautiful, and good.

Characters in this word

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

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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