美丽
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
美丽 (měilì) · beautiful
美丽 (měilì) means “beautiful”. It is written with 2 characters: 美 (beautiful) + 丽 (beautiful). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 美丽 is built
The characters
美 měi · beautiful
What 美 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
丽 lì · beautiful
What 丽 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Simplified form of 麗; the antlers of a deer 鹿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个美丽的城市。Zhè shì yī ge měilì de chéngshì.This is a beautiful city.
春天的公园很美丽。Chūntiān de gōngyuán hěn měilì.The park is beautiful in spring.
Questions about 美丽
What does 美丽 mean?
美丽 (měilì) means “beautiful”.
How do you pronounce 美丽?
美丽 is pronounced měilì.
Which HSK level is 美丽?
美丽 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 美好měihǎowonderful
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 美术měishùart
- 美元měiyuánUS dollar
- 完美wánměiperfect
- 美金měijīnUS dollar
- 美女měinǚbeautiful woman
- 优美yōuměigraceful
- 赞美zànměito praise
- 美观měiguānattractive
Learn 美丽 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.