优秀
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
优秀 (yōuxiù) · outstanding
优秀 (yōuxiù) means “outstanding; excellent”. It is written with 2 characters: 优 (superior) + 秀 (elegant). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 优秀 is built
The characters
优 yōu · superior
What 优 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 尤 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
秀 xiù · elegant
What 秀 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: flower (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一名优秀的医生。Tā shì yī míng yōuxiù de yīshēng.He is an outstanding doctor.
你们班谁最优秀？Nǐmen bān shéi zuì yōuxiù?Who is the best in your class?
Questions about 优秀
What does 优秀 mean?
优秀 (yōuxiù) means “outstanding; excellent”.
How do you pronounce 优秀?
优秀 is pronounced yōuxiù.
Which HSK level is 优秀?
优秀 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 优点yōudiǎnstrong point
- 优势yōushìadvantage
- 优良yōuliángfine
- 优美yōuměigraceful
- 优惠yōuhuìdiscount
- 优胜劣汰yōushèngliètàisurvival of the fittest
- 优先yōuxiānto have priority
- 优异yōuyìexcellent
- 优越yōuyuèsuperior
Learn 优秀 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.