Chinese

漂亮

piàoliang
pretty; beautiful; handsome
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 1

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  • characterChinese漂 “to float (on a liquid); to drift”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese票 “ticket; coupon (Classifier: 張／张 m)”
      • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
      • meaningChinese𢍱 “to rise high”
  • characterChinese亮 “bright; brilliant; radiant”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese京 “capital (city)”

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