贞美

貞美

zhēnměi

adjective #36,193

Meanings

1 pure and beautiful (literary)
2 virtuously beautiful
3 (also) Chinese/Korean female given name 'Jeongmi / Zhenmei'

Characters

chaste, virtuous

Examples

她有一种贞美的气质。

Tā yǒu yì zhǒng zhēnměi de qìzhì.

She has a pure, virtuous beauty about her.

贞美是这部电视剧的女主角。

Zhēnměi shì zhè bù diànshìjù de nǚzhǔjué.

Zhenmei is the female lead of this TV drama.

Tips

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Old-fashioned/literary descriptor: 贞 ('chaste, virtuous') + 美 ('beautiful'). Per 新华词典: 'pure and beautiful, also a person who is pure and beautiful'. Often appears as a female given name, especially in Korean dramas dubbed in Chinese (정미 = 贞美).

Stroke Order

贞 zhēn

美 měi