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title: "Youmei Meaning: 优美 (yōuměi) Means “graceful”"
description: "优美 (traditional 優美, yōuměi) means “graceful; elegant; beautiful”. Hear its tones, see what 优 and 美 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youmei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 优美 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

优美 yōuměi

## graceful; elegant; beautiful

## Its characters

1. 优 yōu excellent
2. 美 měi beautiful

## In a sentence

这首歌的旋律非常优美。 The melody of this song is very beautiful.

[More about 优美](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%98%E7%BE%8E)

## More words with 优 or 美

- [精美 jīngměi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmei)
- [美德 měidé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meide)
- [美观 měiguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meiguan)
- [美好 měihǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meihao)
- [美景 měijǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meijing)
- [美丽 měilì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meili)
- [美妙 měimiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meimiao)
- [美容 měiróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meirong)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [美术 měishù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishu)

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