美式
Měi shì
Pinyin

Definition

美式
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Měi shì
  1. American style

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
方式
fāng shì
  1. 1 way
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 mode
  5. 5 pattern
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
模式
mó shì
  1. 1 mode
  2. 2 method
  3. 3 pattern
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US
美女
měi nu:3
  1. 1 beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
  1. 1 beautiful
  2. 2 fine
美丽
měi lì
  1. 1 beautiful
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
  2. 2 à la chinoise
中式
Zhōng shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
仪式
yí shì
  1. 1 ceremony
优美
yōu měi
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 elegant
公式
gōng shì
  1. 1 formula
北美
Běi měi
  1. 1 North America
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
唯美
wéi měi
  1. 1 aesthetics
审美
shěn měi
  1. 1 esthetics
  2. 2 appreciating the arts
  3. 3 taste

Idioms (19)

价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
  1. 1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
  2. 2 to get all the glory
  3. 3 to rank highest
爱美之心，人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
  1. 1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn
  1. 1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
甜言美语
tián yán měi yǔ
  1. 1 sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
尽善尽美
jìn shàn jìn měi
  1. 1 perfect (idiom); perfection
  2. 2 the best of all possible worlds
  3. 3 as good as it gets
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
  1. 1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
美中不足
měi zhōng bù zú
  1. 1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
美其名曰
měi qí míng yuē
  1. 1 to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
美轮美奂
měi lún měi huàn
  1. 1 (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)
良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良辰美景
liáng chén měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
  1. 1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
貌美如花
mào měi rú huā
  1. 1 (of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom)
  2. 2 beautiful

Sample Sentences

好吧好吧，那我就点这个美式双层芝士汉堡总行了吧？
hǎo ba hǎo ba ，nà wǒ jiù diǎn zhège Měishì shuāngcéng zhīshì hànbǎo zǒng xíng le ba ？
OK, OK! I can’t go wrong ordering this American-style two-layered cheese hamburger, right?
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美式要中杯，拿铁大杯。
měishì yào zhōng bēi ，nátiě dà bēi 。
Could I get the Americano medium, and the latte large?
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我要一杯美式咖啡，一杯拿铁。
wǒ yào yī bēi měishì kāfēi ，yī bēi nátiě 。
I want an Americano and a latte.
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好的，美式二十一块、拿铁三十一块，一共五十二块钱。
hǎo de ，měishì èrshíyī kuài 、nátiě sānshíyī kuài ，yīgòng wǔshí èr kuàiqián 。
OK, the Americano is RMB21 and the latte is RMB30, so that's RMB52 in total.
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我在美式连锁餐厅打工过，也会用咖啡机。
wǒ zài měishì liánsuǒ cāntīng dǎgōng guò ，yě huì yòng kāfēijī 。
I worked part time at an American-style chain restaurant before and I can work a coffee maker.
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不过对于有些美式脱口秀里的笑点，我估计大多数中国人都会没感觉，甚至接受不了。还是相声和小品更适合中国人。
bùguò duìyú yǒuxiē měishì tuōkǒuxiù lǐ de xiàodiǎn ，wǒ gūjì dàduōshù Zhōngguórén dōu huì méi gǎnjué ，shènzhì jiēshòubuliǎo 。háishì xiàngsheng hé xiǎopǐn gèng shìhé Zhōngguórén 。
But I would guess that most Chinese people wouldn't understand the punchlines on American talk shows or even find them offensive. I think cross-talk and skits are more suitable to Chinese audiences.
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我要一份美式早餐。
wǒ yào yī fèn měishì zǎocān 。
I want the American breakfast.
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