审美 shěnměi esthetics
esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
How to remember 审美: 审 to examine + 美 beautiful = esthetics.
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How it is used
- Aesthetic sense / appreciation of beauty: 审美观 (shěnměiguān) aesthetic outlook, 审美疲劳 (shěnměi píláo) aesthetic fatigue (bored of seeing the same thing).
- Both noun ('sense of beauty; taste') and modifier (审美能力).
- Arts, design, and taste discussions; a person can have good or poor 审美.