漂亮 (piàoliang) means Beautiful (pretty). Below are 17 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
她的字写得很 漂亮 。
Tā de zì xiě de hěn piàoliang.
She writes characters beautifully.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 漂亮
这些花真 漂亮 。
Zhèxiē huā zhēn piàoliang.
These flowers are really beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 花
你的手表真 漂亮 。
Nǐ de shǒubiǎo zhēn piàoliang.
Your watch is really beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 真
演出的服装很 漂亮 。
Yǎnchū de fúzhuāng hěn piàoliang.
The costumes for the show are beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 服装
封面的设计很 漂亮 。
Fēngmiàn de shèjì hěn piàoliang.
The cover design is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 设计
房间装饰得很 漂亮 。
Fángjiān zhuāngshì de hěn piàoliang.
The room is beautifully decorated.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 装饰
她今天打扮得很 漂亮 。
Tā jīntiān dǎban de hěn piàoliang.
She is dressed up beautifully today.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打扮
这块布的颜色很 漂亮 。
Zhè kuài bù de yánsè hěn piàoliang.
The colour of this cloth is lovely.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 布
这件衣服的颜色很 漂亮 。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè hěn piàoliang.
The colour of this piece of clothing is beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 颜色
这块布上有 漂亮 的图案。
Zhè kuài bù shang yǒu piàoliang de tú'àn.
This cloth has a beautiful pattern on it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 图案
这只贝壳的花纹非常 漂亮 。
Zhè zhī bèiké de huāwén fēicháng piàoliang.
The pattern on this shell is very beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贝壳
地面上镶嵌着 漂亮 的花纹。
Dìmiàn shang xiāngqiànzhe piàoliang de huāwén.
A beautiful pattern is inlaid in the floor.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镶嵌
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From the graded readers
丽丽很高，也很 漂亮 。
lí lí hěn gāo, yě hěn piàoliang.
Lili is tall and pretty.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
小白是白色的，很 漂亮 。
xiǎo bái shì báisè de / dì, hěn piàoliang.
Xiaobai is white and very pretty.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Cat
商店里的衣服很多，很 漂亮 。
shāngdiàn lǐ de / dì yīfu hěnduō, hěn piàoliang.
There were a lot of clothes in the shop and they were pretty.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
Questions about 漂亮
How is 漂亮 used in a sentence?
This page shows 17 sentences using 漂亮 (piàoliang, "Beautiful (pretty)"), 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.
Is 漂亮 an HSK word?
Yes — 漂亮 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 漂亮?
The dictionary page for 漂亮 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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