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秀

xiù · xiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
  2. (bound form) superior; excellent
  3. (loanword) show
  4. (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)秀(xiù)棒(bàng)极(jí)了(le)，但(dàn)是(shì)门(mén)票(piào)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)。

The show was wonderful, but the tickets were too expensive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)穿(chuān)上(shàng)这(zhè)件(jiàn)旗(qí)袍(páo)显(xiǎn)得(de)特(tè)别(bié)秀(xiù)气(qi)。

She looks especially elegant in this qipao.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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