美妙

měi miào

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. beautiful
2. wonderful
3. splendid

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 糟糕 zāo gāo 糟糕 zāo gāo too bad 糟糕 means terrible, opposite of wonderful/splendid.: too bad

Related words

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• 动听 dòng tīng 动听 dòng tīng pleasant to listen to 美妙 can describe music or sound; 动听 specifically means pleasant to hear.: pleasant to listen to

Usage notes

Collocations

Often paired with nouns of sensory or emotional experience: 美妙的音乐 (beautiful music), 美妙的夜晚 (wonderful night).

Common mistakes

Learners may overuse 美妙 for concrete objects; it mainly describes abstract or sensory qualities, not physical beauty of objects (use 漂亮 or 美丽).

Example Sentences

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这首音乐非常 美妙 。

This piece of music is very beautiful.

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Child Words of 美妙

• 妙 妙 miào: clever
• 美 美 měi: beautiful