Definition & Meaning

1.beautiful; pretty; good-looking; handsome; charming

2.brilliant; remarkable; splendid; wonderful

Word usage

piào liang

漂 亮

Level:

HSK1 Emotion NHSK 2 ZW5More

ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyinHide pinyin

1
adj.beautiful; pretty; good-looking; handsome; charming
- jié rì li hái zi men dǎ ban de hěn piào liang
  节日里，孩子们打扮得很漂亮。
  Children dress smartly at festivals.
- wǒ céng jīng qù guo yī gè fēi cháng piào liang de xiǎo zhèn
  我曾经去过一个非常漂亮的小镇。
  I have been to a very pretty little town.
- tā ài shàng le yī gè piào liang de nǚ ren
  他爱上了一个漂亮的女人。
  He fell in love with a good-looking woman.
- piào liang fáng zi
  漂亮房子
  handsome house
synonym
hǎo kàn好看 měi lì美丽 měi guān美观
antonym
nán kàn难看 chǒu lòu丑陋
2
adj.brilliant; remarkable; splendid; wonderful
- tā de pǔ tōng huà shuō de hěn piào liang
  他的普通话说得很漂亮。
  He speaks Mandarin fluently.
- shǒu mén yuán piào liang de pū dǎng le yuē hàn xùn de yuǎn shè
  守门员漂亮地扑挡了约翰逊的远射。
  The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot.
synonym
jīng cǎi精彩 chū sè出色

Word usage

Reduplication
"漂亮" can be reduplicated, for example: "漂漂亮亮".
- 他们都打扮得漂漂亮亮。
  They all got gussied up.

Hot words today