秀 xiù elegant
elegant; graceful
怎么记住“秀”: 禾 grain + 乃 then = elegant. The dancer walks through the grain fields in her long dress, and then the farmers stop and sigh because she looks so elegant.
部件结构
秀 = 禾 grain + 乃 then
- 禾 grain
- 乃 then
The dancer walks through the grain fields in her long dress, and then the farmers stop and sigh because she looks so elegant.
How it came to be
Grain with the ear heavy and bending over at the top. It is the crop in flower, the best it will ever look, just before it is cut. That is the whole word.
用法
- Bound; fine/elegant/excellent. Chiefly 优秀 (yōuxiù) outstanding: 成绩优秀 (chéngjì yōuxiù) excellent grades.
- 秀丽 (xiùlì) / 秀美 (xiùměi) describe delicate, graceful beauty, usually of scenery or features.
- Loanword usage: 秀 also transliterates English "show" (作秀 zuòxiù, put on a show / grandstand), but that's a separate borrowed sense.
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含“秀”的词语
例句
- 大家的表现都很优秀。 Dàjiā de biǎoxiàn dōu hěn yōuxiù.Everyone's performance was excellent.