What does 凄美 mean in Chinese?

凄美 (qī měi) means "poignant; sad and beautiful" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 凄美?

凄美 is pronounced "qī měi" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

凄美 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

凄美 is made up of the characters 凄, 美. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 凄美 using our stroke order tool.

凄美

qī měi

poignant; sad and beautiful

Traditional: 淒美

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.