měi

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Definitions

  1. 1. beautiful
  2. 2. very satisfactory; good
  3. 3. to beautify
  4. 4. to be pleased with oneself

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Words Containing 美

健美
jiàn měi

healthy and beautiful

优美
yōu měi

graceful

媲美
pì měi

to match

完美
wán měi

perfect

审美
shěn měi

esthetics

物美价廉
wù měi jià lián

good quality and cheap

甜美
tián měi

sweet

秀美
xiù měi

elegant

精美
jīng měi

delicate

美中不足
měi zhōng bù zú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

美人
měi rén

beauty

美元
měi yuán

American dollar

美化
měi huà

to make more beautiful

美味
měi wèi

delicious

美女
měi nǚ

beautiful woman

美好
měi hǎo

beautiful

美妙
měi miào

beautiful

美容
měi róng

to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)

美德
měi dé

USA and Germany

美景
měi jǐng

beautiful scenery

美滋滋
měi zī zī

very happy; elated

美满
měi mǎn

happy

美术
měi shù

art

美观
měi guān

pleasing to the eye

美金
měi jīn

US dollar

美食
měi shí

culinary delicacy

美丽
měi lì

beautiful

赞美
zàn měi

to admire

鲜美
xiān měi

delicious

七美
qī měi

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

七美乡
qī měi xiāng

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

世界小姐选美
shì jiè xiǎo jie xuǎn měi

Miss World Beauty Pageant

中国美术馆
zhōng guó měi shù guǎn

National Art Museum of China

中美
zhōng měi

China-USA

中美文化研究中心
zhōng měi wén huà yán jiū zhōng xīn

Hopkins-Nanjing Center

中美洲
zhōng měi zhōu

Central America

五分美金
wǔ fēn měi jīn

nickel

五讲四美三热爱
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài

the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)

亚美利加
yà měi lì jiā

America

亚美利加洲
yà měi lì jiā zhōu

America

亚美尼亚
yà měi ní yà

Armenia, capital Yerevan 埃里溫|埃里温[āi lǐ wēn]

佳美
jiā měi

beautiful

俊美
jùn měi

pretty

俏美
qiào měi

charming

健美操
jiàn měi cāo

aerobics

健美运动
jiàn měi yùn dòng

body-building

价廉物美
jià lián wù měi

inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

内在美
nèi zài měi

inner beauty

全美
quán měi

throughout the United States

全美广播公司
quán měi guǎng bō gōng sī

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi

to satisfy rival demands (idiom)

八美
bā měi

Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

八美乡
bā měi xiāng

Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

凌志美
líng zhì měi

Laura Ling, US-Taiwanese woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

努美阿
nǔ měi ā

Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia

北美
běi měi

North America

北美洲
běi měi zhōu

North America

十全十美
shí quán shí měi

complete and beautiful

南北美
nán běi měi

North and South America

南美
nán měi

South America

南美梨
nán měi lí

avocado (Persea americana)

南美洲
nán měi zhōu

South America

博美犬
bó měi quǎn

Pomeranian (dog breed)

卡美拉
kǎ měi lā

Gamera (Japanese ガメラ Gamera), Japanese movie monster

卡美洛
kǎ měi luò

Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur

反美
fǎn měi

anti-American

反美是工作赴美是生活
fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó

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)

味美思酒
wèi měi sī jiǔ

vermouth (loanword)

和美
hé měi

Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

和美镇
hé měi zhèn

Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

哀的美敦书
āi dì měi dūn shū

ultimatum (loanword)

哆啰美远
duō luō měi yuǎn

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

哆啰美远族
duō luō měi yuǎn zú

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

唯美
wéi měi

aesthetics

四大美女
sì dà měi nǚ

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]

国美
guó měi

GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987

国美电器
guó měi diàn qì

GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987)

壮美
zhuàng měi

magnificent

大美人
dà měi rén

gorgeous-looking woman

天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi

Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)

天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi

Heaven is cooperating (idiom)

娇美
jiāo měi

dainty

宋美龄
sòng měi líng

Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife

完美主义者
wán měi zhǔ yì zhě

perfectionist

完美无瑕
wán měi wú xiá

flawless

完美无缺
wán měi wú quē

perfect and without blemish

审美快感
shěn měi kuài gǎn

esthetic pleasure

审美活动
shěn měi huó dòng

appreciating the arts

审美眼光
shěn měi yǎn guāng

an eye for beauty

审美观
shěn měi guān

esthetic conception

专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián

to monopolize the limelight (idiom)

对称美
duì chèn měi

symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)

对美
duì měi

(policy etc) towards America

小野不由美
xiǎo yě bù yóu měi

Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist

尼亚美
ní yà měi

Niamey, capital of Niger

工艺美术
gōng yì měi shù

applied art

幽美
yōu měi

(of a location) beautiful and tranquil

广州美术学院
guǎng zhōu měi shù xué yuàn

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

德智体美
dé zhì tǐ měi

the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense

心里美萝卜
xīn li měi luó bo

Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable

恬美
tián měi

quiet and nice

想倒美
xiǎng dǎo měi

see 想得美[xiǎng dé měi]

想得美
xiǎng dé měi

in your dreams!

爱美
ài měi

love of beauty

爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī

everyone loves beauty (idiom)

房地美
fáng dì měi

Freddie Mac, US mortgage company

抗美援朝
kàng měi yuán cháo

Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)

拉丁美洲
lā dīng měi zhōu

Latin America

拉美
lā měi

Latin America

拉美西斯
lā měi xī sī

Rameses (name of pharaoh)

掠美
lüe4 měi

to claim credit due to others

措美
cuò měi

Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

措美县
cuò měi xiàn

Comai county, Tibetan: Mtsho smad rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

擅美
shàn měi

to enjoy fame without sharing it

日美
rì měi

Japan-US

木子美
mù zǐ měi

Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity

柔美
róu měi

gentle and beautiful

格莱美奖
gé lái měi jiǎng

Grammy Award (US prize for music recording)

梅里美
méi lǐ měi

Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870), French scholar and writer, author of novel Carmen on which Bizet based his opera

森美兰
sēn měi lán

Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia

荣美
róng měi

glorious

欧美
ōu měi

Europe and America

泛美
fàn měi

Pan American

波美度
bō měi dù

Baume degrees

波美拉尼亚
bō měi lā ní yà

Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea

波美比重计
bō měi bǐ zhòng jì

Baume hydrometer

洛美
luò měi

Lomé

凄美
qī měi

poignant

溢美之词
yì měi zhī cí

flattering words

爽心美食
shuǎng xīn měi shí

comfort food

珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi

delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn

delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

璨美
càn měi

resplendent

甜言美语
tián yán měi yǔ

sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery

生活美学
shēng huó měi xué

appreciation of the finer things in life

白富美
bái fù měi

\Ms Perfect\ (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)

尽善尽美
jìn shàn jìn měi

perfect (idiom); perfection

真善美
zhēn shàn měi

truth, goodness and beauty

睡美人
shuì měi rén

Sleeping Beauty

神妙隽美
shén miào juàn měi

outstanding and elegant

秩序美
zhì xù měi

order (as an aesthetic quality)

纤美
xiān měi

exquisite

美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

美中
měi zhōng

USA-China

美中台
měi zhōng tái

US-China-Taiwan

美事
měi shì

a fine thing

美人坯子
měi rén pī zi

a beauty in the bud

美人尖
měi rén jiān

widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)

美人蕉
měi rén jiāo

canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)

美人计
měi rén jì

honey trap

美人鱼
měi rén yú

mermaid

美他沙酮
měi tā shā tóng

metaxalone

美以美
měi yǐ měi

Methodist (Christian sect)

美其名曰
měi qí míng yuē

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

美刀
měi dāo

(slang) US dollar

美分
měi fēn

one cent (United States coin)

美利坚
měi lì jiān

America

美利坚合众国
měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó

United States of America

美利坚治世
měi lì jiān zhì shì

Pax Americana

美利奴羊
měi lì nú yáng

merino (breed of sheep)

美名
měi míng

good name or reputation

美味可口
měi wèi kě kǒu

delicious

美味牛肝菌
měi wèi niú gān jùn

porcino (Boletus edulis)

美善
měi shàn

beautiful and good

美因茨
měi yīn cí

Mainz (city in Germany)

美国
měi guó

United States

美国51区
měi guó wǔ shí yī qū

Area 51, USA

美国之音
měi guó zhī yīn

Voice of America (VOA)

美国人
měi guó rén

American

美国人民
měi guó rén mín

the American people

美国佬
měi guó lǎo

an American (derog.)

美国全国广播公司
měi guó quán guó guǎng bō gōng sī

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

美国参议院
měi guó cān yì yuàn

United States Senate

美国国务院
měi guó guó wù yuàn

US Department of State

美国国家侦察局
měi guó guó jiā zhēn chá jú

National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)

美国国家标准学会
měi guó guó jiā biāo zhǔn xué huì

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

美国国家航天航空局
měi guó guó jiā háng tiān háng kōng jú

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

美国国家航空航天局
měi guó guó jiā háng kōng háng tiān jú

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government

美国国徽
měi guó guó huī

the Great Seal of the United States

美国国会
měi guó guó huì

US Congress

美国国际集团
měi guó guó jì jí tuán

American International Group

美国在线
měi guó zài xiàn

America Online (AOL)

美国地质局
měi guó dì zhì jú

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

美国地质调查局
měi guó dì zhì diào chá jú

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

美国存托凭证
měi guó cún tuō píng zhèng

American depository receipt (ADR)

美国宇航局
měi guó yǔ háng jú

US National Aeronautics and Space Administration

美国广播公司
měi guó guǎng bō gōng sī

ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)

美国最高法院
měi guó zuì gāo fǎ yuàn

Supreme Court of the United States

美国有线新闻网
měi guó yǒu xiàn xīn wén wǎng

Cable Network News (CNN)

美国海岸警卫队
měi guó hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì

United States Coast Guard

美国独立战争
měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

美国众议院
měi guó zhòng yì yuàn

United States House of Representatives

美国联合通讯社
měi guó lián hé tōng xùn shè

Associated Press (AP)

美国联准
měi guó lián zhǔn

American Federal Reserve

美国联邦储备
měi guó lián bāng chǔ bèi

US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank

美国联邦航空局
měi guó lián bāng háng kōng jú

Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)

美国能源部
měi guó néng yuán bù

US Department of Energy (DOE)

美国航空
měi guó háng kōng

American Airlines

美国航空公司
měi guó háng kōng gōng sī

American Airlines

美国证券交易委员会
měi guó zhèng quàn jiāo yì wěi yuán huì

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)