美妙

měi miào

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. beautiful
2. wonderful
3. splendid

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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糟糕

zāo gāo

too bad

糟糕 means terrible, opposite of wonderful/splendid.

Related words

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动听

dòng tīng

pleasant to listen to

美妙 can describe music or sound; 动听 specifically means pleasant to hear.

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

clever

beautiful

美妙