选美皇后

選美皇后

xuǎnměihuánghòu

noun

Measure Word

一位选美皇后 wèi

Meanings

1 beauty queen
2 pageant winner

Characters

Examples

她去年当选为选美皇后。

Tā qùnián dāngxuǎn wéi xuǎnměi huánghòu.

She was crowned beauty queen last year.

选美皇后的桂冠不容易戴。

Xuǎnměi huánghòu de guìguān bù róngyì dài.

The crown of a beauty queen isn't an easy one to wear.

Tips

memory

选美 (xuǎnměi, beauty pageant — literally 'select beauty') + 皇后 (huánghòu, empress/queen). Reusing 皇后 from imperial vocabulary signals the symbolic 'royalty' of pageant winners.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

美 měi

皇 huáng

后 hòu