秀气
xiù qi
Pinyin

Definition

秀气
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xiù qi
  1. delicate
  2. graceful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

优秀
yōu xiù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 excellent
秀
xiù
  1. 1 handsome
  2. 2 refined
  3. 3 elegant
  4. 4 graceful
  5. 5 superior
  6. 6 show (loanword)
  7. 7 CL:場|场[cháng]
  8. 8 (literary) to grow
  9. 9 to bloom
  10. 10 (of crops) to produce ears
作秀
zuò xiù
  1. 1 to show off (loanword, from English "show")
  2. 2 to grandstand
  3. 3 to perform in a stage show
俊秀
jùn xiù
  1. 1 well-favored
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 pretty
清秀
qīng xiù
  1. 1 delicate and pretty
秀才
xiù cai
  1. 1 a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
  2. 2 scholar
  3. 3 skillful writer
  4. 4 fine talent
秀气
xiù qi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 graceful
秀美
xiù měi
  1. 1 elegant
  2. 2 graceful
秀发
xiù fà
  1. 1 beautiful hair
秀丽
xiù lì
  1. 1 pretty
  2. 2 beautiful
脱口秀
tuō kǒu xiù
  1. 1 (loanword) talk show
  2. 2 stand-up comedy
走秀
zǒu xiù
  1. 1 a fashion show
  2. 2 to walk the runway (in a fashion show)
越秀区
Yuè xiù qū
  1. 1 Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
选秀
xuǎn xiù
  1. 1 to select talented individuals
  2. 2 (sports) draft
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
娟秀
juān xiù
  1. 1 beautiful
  2. 2 graceful
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
后起之秀
hòu qǐ zhī xiù
  1. 1 an up-and-coming youngster
  2. 2 new talent
  3. 3 a brilliant younger generation
时装秀
shí zhuāng xiù
  1. 1 fashion show

Idioms (8)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
秀外慧中
xiù wài huì zhōng
  1. 1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
秀才不出门，全知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì
  1. 1 a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门，能知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
  1. 1 a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
  1. 1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 (of women) gorgeous
  3. 3 graceful
  4. 4 (of scenery) beautiful
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这孩子真孝顺。我还从没吃过西餐呢。想想要耍大刀耍耙子地吃饭，那真是吓人！还是我们中国人秀气，一手拿双筷子，一手端碗。
zhè háizi zhēn xiàoshùn 。wǒ hái cóngméi chīguò xīcān ne 。xiǎngxiang yào shuǎ dàdāo shuǎ pázi de chīfàn ，nà zhēn shì xiàrén ！háishì wǒmen Zhōngguórén xiùqi ，yīshǒu ná shuāng kuàizi ，yīshǒu duān wǎn 。
You are such a dutiful child. I have never eaten Western-style food before. It's frightening to think of wielding a big sword and a rake to eat dinner. It's us Chinese that are the refined ones. In one hand we take chopsticks and in the other we hold a bowl.
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的确是。我觉得你现在总的来说已经有书法的感觉了。字写得很端正，很秀气。 但是，还不够流畅。你对字的结构掌握也需要进步。
díquè shì 。wǒ juéde nǐ xiànzài zǒngdeláishuō yǐjīng yǒu shūfǎ de gǎnjué le 。zì xiě de hěn duānzhèng ，hěn xiùqì 。 dànshì ，hái bùgòu liúchàng 。nǐ duì zì de jiégòu zhǎngwò yě xūyào jìnbù 。
Yes indeed. I feel that you now have a general grasp of calligraphy. Your writing is neat and elegant, but still lack of the flowing quality. Your handling and composition of characters also needs improvement.
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