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漂亮 piàoliang

漂亮 piàoliang Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 漂亮 piàoliang .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
piàoliang | piao4 liang5
English translation
pretty
beautiful

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About 漂亮 piàoliang

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Traditional form

漂亮 piàoliang

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 漂亮 piàoliang

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piāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and piào represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

piào

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵票

Number of Strokes

14
liàng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Jīng represents the sound. Depicts a person ( rén ) in a high place ( Jīng ).

Positional decomposition

亠口冖几

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 漂亮 piàoliang

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fān le 漂亮 piàoliang de Hòu 翻跟头 fān gēn tou .

He did a brilliant backward somersault.

神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

我们 wǒmen zhù zài dòng 漂亮 piàoliang de 别墅 biéshù .

We are quartered in a beautiful villa.

zhè 收藏品存放 cún fàng zài zuò 漂亮 piàoliang de 房子 fáng zi .

The collection is housed in a fine building.

shì 一种 yī zhǒng hěn 漂亮 piàoliang de Qián jiā ( wallet nán yòng ,purse yòng ), dàn 价钱 jià qian tài guì le .

That's beautiful leather wallet ( purse ), but it costs too much.

漂亮 piàoliang Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 漂亮 piàoliang and their own compounds.

漂亮 piàoliang Compounds

See all 4 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 漂亮 piàoliang in their composition.

  • piāo
    • piāo
  • liàng
    • liàng , ,
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