优 yōu superior
How to remember 优: 亻 person + 尤 especially = superior. Of every person in the cooking contest, the judges especially love Grandma's dumplings, calling them clearly superior.
Component breakdown
优 = 亻 person + 尤 especially
- 亻 person
- 尤 especially
Of every person in the cooking contest, the judges especially love Grandma's dumplings, calling them clearly superior.
How it is used
- Bound; superior/excellent. 优秀 (yōuxiù) outstanding, 优点 (yōudiǎn) merit/strong point, 优势 (yōushì) advantage/edge.
- 优点 (yōudiǎn, a good quality) is the direct opposite of 缺点 (quēdiǎn, shortcoming) - 有很多缺点 (yǒu hěn duō quēdiǎn) has many shortcomings.
- 优惠 (yōuhuì) = a discount/preferential deal: 优惠价 (yōuhuìjià) a special price.
Words with 优
- 优秀yōuxiùoutstandingHSK 4
- 优点yōudiǎnmeritHSK 4
- 优势yōushìsuperiorityHSK 5
- 优惠yōuhuìprivilegeHSK 5
- 优美yōuměigracefulHSK 5
- 优良yōuliángfineHSK 5
- 优质yōuzhìexcellent qualityHSK 5
- 优先yōuxiānto have priorityHSK 6
- 优化yōuhuàto optimizeHSK 6
- 优异yōuyìexceptionalHSK 6
- 优越yōuyuèsuperiorHSK 7
- 优胜劣汰yōushèng-liètàisurvival of the fittest (idiom)HSK 8
- 优雅yōuyǎgraceHSK 8
Example sentences
- 大家的表现都很优秀。 Dàjiā de biǎoxiàn dōu hěn yōuxiù.Everyone's performance was excellent.
- 学习认真是他的优点。 Xuéxí rènzhēn shì tā de yōudiǎn.Studying hard is his strength.