zuì

最

HSK 1Character · Adverb · Noun

most; -est; extreme; top

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adverb

most; -est; indicating the highest degree

Used before adjectives or verbs to form the superlative degree. Must be followed by a verb or adjective.

Wǒ我
guó国
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
rén人
kǒu口
zuì最
duō多
de的
guó国
jiā家
 。

Our country is the most populous nation in the world.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bān班
zuì最
gāo高
de的
xué学
sheng生
 。

He is the tallest student in our class.

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Zhè这
shì是
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì事
qing情
 。

This is the most important matter.

Tā她
pǎo跑
de得
zuì最
kuài快
 。

She runs the fastest.

Wǒ我
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
jiǎo饺
zi子
 。

I like eating dumplings the most.

2.

noun

the most...; the extreme; the best

literary

Often used in literary or formal contexts, typically in the pattern 'X之~' meaning 'the most X' or 'the extreme of X'.

Cháng长
chéng城
kān堪
chēng称
Zhōng中
huá华
zhī之
zuì最
 。

The Great Wall can be called the greatest of China.

Zhū珠
mù穆
lǎng朗
mǎ玛
fēng峰
shì是
shì世
jiè界
zhī之
zuì最
 。

Mount Everest is the extreme of the world.

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Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
chuàng创
zào造
le了
lì历
shǐ史
zhī之
zuì最
 。

This project created an all-time high.

Tā他
de的
shōu收
cáng藏
kān堪
chēng称
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
zhī之
zuì最
 。

His collection can be called the best in the museum.

Zhè这
cì次
bào暴
yǔ雨
dá达
dào到
le了
bǎi百
nián年
zhī之
zuì最
 。

This rainstorm reached a hundred-year extreme.