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佳人

jiārén
noun #9,965

Meanings

  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 beautiful woman

Examples

HSK 6
才子佳人是古典小说的经典主题。
Cáizǐ jiārén shì gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō de jīngdiǎn zhǔtí.
Talented scholars and beautiful women is a classic theme in classical novels.
HSK 7-9
北方有佳人，绝世而独立。
Běifāng yǒu jiārén, juéshì ér dúlì.
In the north there is a beauty, peerless and independent.

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Literary and poetic. Modern spoken Chinese uses 美女 or 美人 instead.
culture
才子佳人 - 'talented man and beautiful woman' - is one of the most enduring romantic tropes in Chinese literature.

In Pop Culture

乱世佳人 Luànshì Jiārén
Gone with the Wind
Chinese title literally means 'beauty in turbulent times'

Stroke Order

佳 jiā
人 rén