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beautiful; good; pleased; America/US
Meanings
8 senses · 37 examplesadjective
beautiful; pretty; good-looking
Used to describe people's appearance, scenery, objects, etc.
This little girl is so beautiful.
What beautiful scenery here!
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She looks very pretty in her new dress.
This landscape painting is as beautiful as a fairyland.
The meal Mom made tastes really good.
verb
to make beautiful; to beautify
formalOften used with specific nouns to describe beauty treatments or improvements.
She goes to a beauty salon for beauty treatments every week.
This shampoo can make your hair look beautiful.
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We should beautify our campus environment.
This designer specializes in beautifying home spaces.
He beautified the balcony with green plants.
adjective
satisfactory; good; fine
Used to describe quality, taste, or living conditions.
The wine at this restaurant tastes very good.
This product is cheap and fine.
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Life after retirement is quite satisfactory.
This holiday was really pleasant.
He speaks Chinese very well.
noun
beautiful things; good deeds
formalOften used in fixed phrases or formal contexts.
The beautiful scenery in the park is too numerous to take in all at once.
We should help others achieve their good wishes.
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This writer discovered the beauty in daily life.
He has done many good deeds to help others.
This concert showcased the beauty of art.
adjective
proud; smug; complacent
informal, dialectUsed in colloquial spoken language, often with a slight negative connotation of being overly pleased.
After the teacher praised him a few times, he became extremely smug.
He got a full score and became so proud he thought he was floating on air.
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Don't get too proud too soon, there's another exam coming up.
When he heard others praise him, he became extremely pleased with himself.
He got a small prize and became so smug he didn't know which way was up.
noun
surname Mei
A common Chinese family name.
Mr. Mei is my Chinese teacher.
Ms. Mei is from Taiwan.
noun
North/South America
formalUsed as an abbreviated form for North America or South America.
South America has abundant natural resources.
He traveled to North America last year.
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Indigenous peoples of America have a long history and culture.
The Amazon Rainforest is located in South America.
North America includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
noun
the United States of America
Common abbreviated term for the United States in Chinese.
The US dollar is one of the world's most important currencies.
This is a Chinese-American professor.
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China and the United States have extensive areas of cooperation.
He studied abroad in the United States for five years.
There are many outstanding talents in the technology field among Chinese Americans.