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美
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Definitions
- 1. beautiful
- 2. very satisfactory; good
- 3. to beautify
- 4. to be pleased with oneself
Example Sentences
1 shown有人付給他10000 美 圓。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 美
Grammy Award (US prize for music recording)
Miss World Beauty Pageant
beauty sleep (before midnight)
American serviceman
beautiful and good
nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
Voice of America (VOA)
gentle and beautiful
pleasing to the eye
jaguar
USA Eastern Standard Time
resplendent
Laura Ling, US-Taiwanese woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia
pretty
art design
poignant
Meigu River in south Sichuan
Minute Maid (brand)
North America
methadone
comfort food
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
to admire
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
delicious
US army
beauty contest
Michiko, Japanese female given name
Central America
gorgeous-looking woman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America and Pakistan
National Art Museum of China
Lesser Rhea
US dollar bill
Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
beautiful and alluring
perfect (idiom); perfection
Delta Air Lines, Inc., airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
beauty salon; beauty parlor
aesthetics
\Ms Perfect\ (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Organization of American States
Cable Network News (CNN)
graphic design
to visit the USA
Latin America
(of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
appreciating the arts
to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc)
Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
Mesopotamia
Pan American
Merlot (grape type)
Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Meniere's disease (loss of balance after stroke)
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
Medusa (monster of Greek mythology)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Latin America
Merrill Lynch
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
a terrific job
Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
delicacy
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)
Vanessa-Mae (1978-), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier
dainty
Midea (brand)
melamine veneer (loanword)
an eye for beauty
Amiens (French town)
(coll.) an American
American (i.e. of US nationality)
Associated Press (AP)
(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Niamey, capital of Niger
to whiten (the skin or teeth)
ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)
delicate
South America
the Great Seal of the United States
National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
appreciation of the finer things in life
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
American English
sense of beauty
beautiful
Grammy Award (US prize for music recording)
hairdresser
American Airlines
to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)
meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
body-building
Emmy Award
good quality and cheap
US Open (tennis tournament)
São Tomé and Príncipe
US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
an American (derog.)
Jimei district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
Jimei district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
Kaohsiung Incident (aka Formosa Incident), a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's martial law period
GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987)
complete and beautiful
(slang) US dollar
to match
American International Group
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
outstanding and elegant
United States Senate
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
Lomé
Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, \Beautiful Isle\, the name given to Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544)
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
captivating glance
magnificent
US Department of State
United States
perfectionist
Meiling (female name)
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
American made
truth, goodness and beauty
Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet
glorious
Area 51, USA
cougar
art
(policy etc) towards America
South America
American football
Pomeranian (dog breed)
beauty salon
US dollar
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
US and EU
anti-American
a dream come true
Melanesia
elegant
Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist
love of beauty
aerobics
The Body Shop (UK cosmetics company)
utility knife
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
United States of America
culinary delicacy
United States Coast Guard
to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
American
Japan-US
US and North Korea
Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
beautiful
good wine
pro-U.S.
Sleeping Beauty
Nomex (brand)
sweet
beauty queen
anecdote passed on with approbation
beautiful woman
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
(of a location) beautiful and tranquil
mellow
America Online (AOL)
ultimatum (loanword)
charming
Baume degrees
see 想得美[xiǎng dé měi]
Baume hydrometer
avocado (Persea americana)
Pax Americana
US dollar
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[xī shī], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[wáng zhāo jūn], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[diāo chán] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[yáng yù huán]
happy
beautiful
magnificent
Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea
quiet and nice
Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·赫胥黎[ā dào sī · hè xū lí]
graceful
to make more beautiful
to claim credit due to others
cushy job; pleasant task
(slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
metaxalone
Minute Maid
Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
very happy; elated
porcino (Boletus edulis)
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
Supreme Court of the United States
nickel
mermaid
delicious
hairdressing
US-Japan
history of art
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Nestlé Milo (chocolate-flavored powder added to milk or water)
sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
the Americas
Hopkins-Nanjing Center
fine jade
good name or reputation
in your dreams!
to enjoy fame without sharing it
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
honey trap
order (as an aesthetic quality)
hairdresser (female)
to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
metrosexual
throughout the United States
Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
to go to the United States
North and South America
fame
American Airlines
American football
to dub with a nice-sounding appellation
precious stone
Goddess of beauty
a fine thing
US-China-Taiwan
Rameses (name of pharaoh)
America
fig. illusions of wealth and power
Armenia, capital Yerevan 埃里溫|埃里温[āi lǐ wēn]
America
United States House of Representatives
jaguar (Panthera onca)
an art object
beauty contest
beauty
American Express Co. (Amex)
Methodist (Christian sect)
flattering words
absence makes the heart grow fonder
the American people
beautiful woman
GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987
Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet
National Basketball Association (NBA)
bel canto
United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
(in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation)
to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
aesthetics
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
Mainz (city in Germany)
American Samoa
America (including North, Central and South America)
America
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
beautiful
healthy and beautiful
perfect
perfect and without blemish
gourmet
esthetics
American Federal Reserve
Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
good looks
art gallery
American style
Maxine (name)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
esthetic conception
fertile
bel canto
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
applied art
Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera
US Congress
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
Gamera (Japanese ガメラ Gamera), Japanese movie monster
American dollar
hairdresser
flawless
North America
Meniere's disease (loss of balance after stroke)
American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom)
Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
inner beauty
China-USA
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
good looks
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
USA-China
a beauty in the bud
USA and Germany
beautiful scenery
American depository receipt (ADR)
merino (breed of sheep)
AT&T
metrosexual
cosmetic surgery
symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
Meixi district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
Greater Rhea
Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife
the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense
US and UK
Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
cosmetic contact lens
esthetic pleasure
(coll.) pretty girl
charm
Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
(publishing) layout and graphics
manicure and-or pedicure
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
delicious
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
abundant and prosperous
Associated Press (AP)
Europe and America
South Korean-US
harmonious and graceful
Meigu county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
exquisite
one cent (United States coin)
heroic rescue of a damsel in distress
Freddie Mac, US mortgage company
Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
vermouth (loanword)
methylene blue