美貌

měimào

noun #7,514

Meanings

1 good looks
2 beautiful appearance
3 beauty (of a person)

Characters

beautiful; pretty

appearance; looks; face

Examples

她以美貌著称。

Tā yǐ měimào zhùchēng.

She is famous for her beauty.

美貌不是最重要的。

Měimào bùshì zuì zhòngyào de.

Good looks are not the most important thing.

她的美貌吸引了很多人的目光。

Tā de měimào xīyǐn le hěnduō rén de mùguāng.

Her beauty attracted many people's attention.

Tips

usage

美貌 is a somewhat literary/formal word referring specifically to physical beauty of a person (usually a woman). For casual speech, 漂亮 (piàoliang, pretty) or 好看 (hǎokàn, good-looking) is more common.

Stroke Order

美 měi

貌 mào