清秀

qīngxiù
adjective #64,856

Meanings

  1. 1 delicate and pretty
  2. 2 fine-featured
  3. 3 refined

Examples

Tā zhǎng de méimù qīngxiù.
She has delicate, refined features.
Zhè háizi de zì xiě de shífēn qīngxiù.
This child's handwriting is very clean and refined.

Tips

usage
= 'clear / clean', = 'elegant / graceful'. Describes an understated, delicate beauty — usually a face (清秀) or handwriting/artwork (字迹清秀). Contrast with 漂亮 (pretty, general) or 艳丽 (gaudy, showy).
register
Tends to be used about women, children, and young men with refined features. Per 《新华词典》: 清爽秀丽不俗 — 'clean, elegant, not vulgar'. Considered a classy, literary compliment.

Stroke Order

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