优 meaning in English

yōu

excellent; superior

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 優6 strokes

Meaning of 优

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yōu
  1. excellent
  2. superior

优 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā看kàn上shàng去qù十shí分fēn优yōu雅yǎ。
She looks very elegant.
她tā是shì现xiàn今jīn最zuì优yōu秀xiù的de艺yì术shù家jiā之zhī一yī。
She is among the best artists of today.
山shān米mǐ戴dài维wéi斯sī是shì一yí个gè优yōu秀xiù的de歌gē手shǒu。
Sammy Davis was an excellent singer.
你nǐ是shì个gè优yōu秀xiù的de记jì者zhě。
You're an excellent journalist.
冰bīng箱xiāng里lǐ有yǒu优yōu格gé。
There's yogurt in the refrigerator.

Stroke order for each character

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优 yōu · excellent · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 优.

优势yōushìsuperiority; dominance
优点yōudiǎnmerit; benefit
优秀yōuxiùoutstanding; excellent
优美yōuměigraceful; fine
优良yōuliángfine; good
优先yōuxiānto have priority; to take precedence
优惠yōuhuìprivilege; favorable (terms)
优质yōuzhìexcellent quality
优雅yōuyǎgrace; graceful
优异yōuyìexceptional; outstandingly good
优越yōuyuèsuperior; superiority
优化yōuhuàto optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff

Questions about 优

What does 优 mean?

优 (yōu) means "excellent; superior" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 优?

优 is made of 1 character: 优 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 优 an HSK word?

Yes. 优 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 优 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 优 is written 優.