sháo

韶

Character · Adjective · Noun

beautiful; splendid; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

beautiful; splendid; excellent

literary

A classical and literary term for beauty or excellence, not commonly used in modern spoken Chinese. Often appears in fixed expressions.

Sháo韶
guāng光
yì易
shì逝
 ，
qīng青
chūn春
bù不
zài再
 。

Beautiful time passes easily, youth does not return.

Zhè这
shǒu首
yuè乐
qǔ曲
pō颇
jù具
sháo韶
yùn韵
 。

This piece of music possesses a beautiful charm.

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Tā他
de的
wén文
bǐ笔
yǒu有
sháo韶
huá华
zhī之
měi美
 。

His writing has the beauty of splendid years.

Gǔ古
shí时
xíng形
róng容
shèng盛
shì世
wéi为
sháo韶
jǐng景
 。

In ancient times, a prosperous era was described as splendid scenery.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
sè色
cǎi彩
fēi非
cháng常
sháo韶
lì丽
 。

The colors of this painting are exceptionally beautiful.

2.

noun

a surname

A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.

Sháo韶
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Mr. Shao is the manager of our company.

Sháo韶
xìng姓
zài在
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
zhōng中
pái排
míng名
kào靠
hòu后
 。

The surname Shao ranks relatively low in the Hundred Family Surnames.

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Wǒ我
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
xué学
xìng姓
Sháo韶
 。

I have a classmate whose surname is Shao.

Sháo韶
nǚ女
shì士
de的
shū书
fǎ法
xiě写
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

Ms. Shao's calligraphy is very well-written.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
wèi位
míng名
rén人
jiào叫
Sháo韶
Ràng让
 。

In history, there was a famous person named Shao Rang.