佳丽

佳麗
jiālì
noun #17,095

Meanings

  1. 1 a beauty
  2. 2 beautiful woman
  3. 3 beautiful

Examples

Láizì shìjiè gèdì de jiālì cānjiā le xuǎnměi bǐsài.
Beauties from around the world participated in the beauty pageant.
Gǔdài wénrén cháng yòng shīgē zànměi jiālì.
Ancient literati often praised beauties in their poetry.

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佳丽 is an elegant, literary term for a beautiful woman. It's commonly used in beauty pageant contexts (环球佳丽 = Miss Universe contestants) and in classical-style writing.

Stroke Order

jiā