How to say “you're beautiful” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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亮 is a neutral tone in 漂亮, so the word lands on the falling 漂 and trails off softly. 真 makes it sound like a real compliment rather than a flat statement. 漂亮 is said to women and children; for a man use 帅 (shuài): 你真帅 (nǐ zhēn shuài).
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Nǐ jīntiān zhēn piàoliang!
You look really beautiful today!
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How do you say "you're beautiful" in Chinese?+
"you're beautiful" in Mandarin Chinese is 你真漂亮, pronounced nǐ zhēn piàoliang. 亮 is a neutral tone in 漂亮, so the word lands on the falling 漂 and trails off softly. 真 makes it sound like a real compliment rather than a flat statement. 漂亮 is said to women and children; for a man use 帅 (shuài): 你真帅 (nǐ zhēn shuài).
What does 你真漂亮 mean literally?+
你真漂亮 breaks down as 你 (nǐ) = you, 真 (zhēn) = really / truly, 漂亮 (piàoliang) = beautiful / pretty. Together it means "you're beautiful".
How do I get the tones right in nǐ zhēn piàoliang?+
亮 is a neutral tone in 漂亮, so the word lands on the falling 漂 and trails off softly. 真 makes it sound like a real compliment rather than a flat statement. 漂亮 is said to women and children; for a man use 帅 (shuài): 你真帅 (nǐ zhēn shuài).
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