漂亮 piàoliang — pretty, beautiful, good-looking

Meanings

1. 1

   pretty, beautiful, good-looking

   Pleasant to look at — a person, a garment, a room, a piece of handwriting. Of men, Chinese prefers 帅 shuài; 漂亮 is used chiefly of women, children and things.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 她妈妈很漂亮。/她媽媽很漂亮。Tā (first tone, high and level) māma (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Her mother is beautiful.

• 这些衣服都很漂亮。/這些衣服都很漂亮。Zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) yīfu (first tone, high and level) dōu (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···

  These clothes are all lovely.

Common mistakes

• Not quitepiào liàng

  Correctpiào liang

  The second syllable is neutral in ordinary speech. A full fourth tone on 亮 sounds like careful dictation.

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