美妙

měi miào

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

Definitions

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too bad

糟糕 means terrible, opposite of wonderful/splendid.

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pleasant to listen to

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

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

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).

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这首音乐非常美妙。

This piece of music is very beautiful.

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clever

beautiful