大美人

dàměirén
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 a stunning beauty
  2. 2 gorgeous-looking woman

Examples

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù shì ge dàměirén.
She's been a real beauty since childhood.
Diànyǐng nǚ zhǔjué shì gōngrèn de dàměirén.
The film's leading lady is a universally acknowledged beauty.

Tips

register
Colloquial and slightly old-fashioned, with an admiring (occasionally tongue-in-cheek) tone. The here is intensifying — 'major-league beauty' rather than literally 'big'. Compare neutral 美女 (měinǚ).

Stroke Order

měi
rén