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Aesthetics in Chinese

aesthetics · HSK 6

审美 shěn měi

  1. 审 shěn to examine
  2. 美 měi beautiful

每个人的审美都不一样。 Everyone's sense of beauty is different.

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How do you say aesthetics in Chinese?

Aesthetics in Chinese is 审美 (shěn měi).

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