piào liang
beau
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她很漂亮。
Tā hěn piàoliang.
She is very beautiful.
这件衣服很漂亮。
Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piàoliang.
This dress is very beautiful.
他有一双漂亮的眼睛。
Tā yǒu yī shuāng piàoliang de yǎnjing.
He has a pair of beautiful eyes.
美丽 (měi lì)
beautiful
俊俏 (jùn qiào)
handsome
丑陋 (chǒulòu)
ugly
难看 (nánkàn)
unsightly
The Chinese word 漂亮 (piàoliang) is composed of two characters: 漂 (piāo) and 亮 (liàng). The character 漂 originally meant "to float" or "to drift," but over time it came to be used in a more figurative sense to mean "beautiful" or "elegant." The character 亮 originally meant "bright" or "shiny," but it also came to be used in a more figurative sense to mean "intelligent" or "clever." When these two characters are combined, they create the word 漂亮, which means "beautiful" or "pretty." This word can be used to describe people, objects, or even abstract concepts. For example, you could say someone is 漂亮 (piàoliang), or you could say that a painting is 漂亮 (piàoliang). The word 漂亮 (piàoliang) is a very common word in Chinese, and it is used in both formal and informal settings.
