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审美

審美
shěnměi
noun HSK 7-9 #32,255

Meanings

  1. 1 aesthetics; aesthetic appreciation
  2. 2 sense of beauty

Characters

审
shěn
examine; judge
美
měi
beauty; beautiful
Judging beauty - aesthetics.

Examples

HSK 3
每个人的审美不同。
Měi gè rén de shěnměi bùtóng.
Everyone has different aesthetic tastes.
HSK 3
这部电影的审美水平很高。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de shěnměi shuǐpíng hěn gāo.
This film has a very high aesthetic standard.
HSK 4
他的审美观念很独特。
Tā de shěnměi guānniàn hěn dútè.
His aesthetic sensibility is very unique.

Tips

usage
审美 functions as both a noun (aesthetics, sense of beauty) and an attributive modifier: 审美观 (aesthetic outlook), 审美标准 (aesthetic standard), 审美疲劳 (aesthetic fatigue - overexposure to something once appealing).
memory
审 = examine/judge + 美 = beauty. Literally 'judging beauty' - your aesthetic sense.

Stroke Order

审 shěn
美 měi