优 yōu superior
怎么记住“优”: 亻 person + 尤 especially = superior. Of every person in the cooking contest, the judges especially love Grandma's dumplings, calling them clearly superior.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 人 + 憂
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
优 = 亻 person + 尤 especially
- 亻 person meaning
- 尤 especially shape only
Of every person in the cooking contest, the judges especially love Grandma's dumplings, calling them clearly superior.
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning; in the full form, the right part gave the sound.
用法
- Bound; superior/excellent. 优秀 (yōuxiù) outstanding, 优点 (yōudiǎn) merit/strong point, 优势 (yōushì) advantage/edge.
- 优点 (yōudiǎn, a good quality) is the direct opposite of 缺点 (quēdiǎn, shortcoming): 有很多缺点 (yǒu hěn duō quēdiǎn) has many shortcomings.
- 优惠 (yōuhuì) = a discount/preferential deal: 优惠价 (yōuhuìjià) a special price.
含“优”的词语
- 优秀yōuxiùoutstandingHSK 4
- 优点yōudiǎnmeritHSK 4
- 优势yōushìsuperiorityHSK 5
- 优惠yōuhuìprivilegeHSK 5
- 优美yōuměigracefulHSK 5
- 优良yōuliángfineHSK 5
- 优质yōuzhìexcellent qualityHSK 5
- 优先yōuxiānto have priorityHSK 6
- 优化yōuhuàto optimizeHSK 6
- 优异yōuyìexceptionalHSK 6
- 优越yōuyuèsuperiorHSK 7
- 优胜劣汰yōushèng-liètàisurvival of the fittest (idiom)HSK 8
- 优雅yōuyǎgraceHSK 8
例句
- 大家的表现都很优秀。 Dàjiā de biǎoxiàn dōu hěn yōuxiù.Everyone's performance was excellent.
- 学习认真是他的优点。 Xuéxí rènzhēn shì tā de yōudiǎn.Studying hard is his strength.