美 (měi) means America (beautiful). Below are 24 of the 49 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这里的风景真 美 。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng zhēn měi.
The scenery here is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 风景
祝你们家庭 美 满。
Zhù nǐmen jiātíng měimǎn.
May your family life be happy and complete.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 美满
傍晚的天空非常 美 。
Bàngwǎn de tiānkōng fēicháng měi.
The sky at dusk is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 傍晚
山顶上的风景很 美 。
Shān dǐng shàng de fēngjǐng hěn měi.
The view from the mountain top is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 顶
他从小就喜欢 美 术。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan měishù.
He has loved art since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 美术
这里的风景很优 美 。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn yōuměi.
The scenery here is lovely.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 优美
这首诗赞 美 了母亲。
Zhè shǒu shī zànměi le mǔqīn.
This poem praises mothers.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赞美
这段舞蹈非常优 美 。
Zhè duàn wǔdǎo fēicháng yōuměi.
This dance is extremely graceful.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 舞蹈
这是一座 美 丽的城市。
Zhè shì yí zuò měilì de chéngshì.
This is a beautiful city.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 美丽
她有一双 美 丽的眼睛。
Tā yǒu yì shuāng měilì de yǎnjing.
She has a pair of beautiful eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 美丽
这张照片的背景很 美 。
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn de bèijǐng hěn měi.
The background of this photo is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 背景
小时候的记忆很 美 好。
Xiǎo shíhou de jìyì hěn měihǎo.
Childhood memories are lovely.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 记忆
学校有一间 美 术教室。
Xuéxiào yǒu yì jiān měishù jiàoshì.
The school has an art room.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 美术
青春是最 美 好的时光。
Qīngchūn shì zuì měihǎo de shíguāng.
Youth is the finest time of life.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 青春
他赞 美 了这里的风景。
Tā zànměi le zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng.
He praised the scenery here.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赞美
美 术馆有一个新展览。
Měishùguǎn yǒu yí ge xīn zhǎnlǎn.
There is a new exhibition at the art gallery.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 展览
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From the graded readers
我叫小 美 ，我是学生。
wǒ jiào xiǎo měi, wǒ shì xuésheng.
My name is Xiaomei, and I'm a student.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
我是 美 国人，我在中国学习汉语。
wǒ shì měiguórén, wǒ zài zhōngguó xuéxí hànyǔ.
I'm American and I'm studying Chinese in China.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese
然后，太阳慢慢地出来了，山上的风景 美 极了。
ránhòu, tàiyáng mànmàn dì / de chūlai le / liǎo / liào, shānshàng de / dì fēngjǐng měi jí le / liǎo / liào.
Then the sun came up slowly, and the view was stunning.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
美 appears in 49 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 美
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Questions about 美
How is 美 used in a sentence?
This page shows 49 sentences using 美 (měi, "America (beautiful)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 美 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 美 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 美?
The dictionary page for 美 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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