優 (jau1 | you1) : good; superior; excellent; (canto) pull

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優

jau1

you1

[1] good; superior; excellent [2] abundant; plenty [3] players (as in an opera); actor [4] victory; winning [5] soft [6] a Chinese family name [7] (Cantonese) pull

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

優 / 优

This word has been viewed 11742 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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優劣 jau1 lyut3 you1 lie4 = good and bad; merits and drawbacks

優先 jau1 sin1 you1 xian1 = priority, in advance, ahead

優勝 jau1 sing3 you1 sheng4 = winning

優勢 jau1 sai3 you1 shi4 = superior; dominant; advantage

優惠 jau1 wai6 you1 hui4 = preferential; favorable

優異 jau1 ji6 you1 yi4 = exceptional

優秀 jau1 sau3 you1 xiu4 = outstanding; excellent

優美 jau1 mei5 you1 mei3 = elegant

優良 jau1 loeng4 you1 liang2 = fine; good

優質 jau1 zat1 you1 zhi4 = excellent quality

優越 jau1 jyut6 you1 yue4 = superior; superiority

優點 jau1 dim2 you1 dian3 = merit; strong point

優游 jau1 jau4 you1 you2 = leisurely and carefree

優哉游哉 jau1 zoi1 jau4 zoi1 you1 zai1 you2 zai1 = leisurely and carefree

女優 neoi5 jau1 nv3 you1 = an actress

優惠券 jau1 wai6 hyun3 you1 hui4 quan4 = a discount voucher, a coupon

資優學生 zi1 jau1 hok6 saang1 = gifted student

優化 jau1 faa3 you1 hua4 = optimize; modernize

優厚 jau1 hau5 you1 hou4 = generous, liberal (pay, compensation)

最優 zeoi3 jau1 zui4 you1 hua4 = optimal

優惠價 jau1 wai6 gaa3 you1 hui4 jia4 = special price

競爭優勢 ging6 zang1 jau1 sai3 jing4 zheng1 you1 shi4 = competitive advantage; competitive edge

優雅 jau1 ngaa5 you1 ya3 = graceful; elegant; refined

優皮士 jau1 pei4 si6 you1 pi2 shi4 = a yuppie (as a loanword); young urban professional

優待 jau1 doi6 you1 dai4 = (to give) preferential/priority treatment or service

養尊處優 jeong5 zyun1 cyu3 jau1 yang3 zun1 chu3 you1 = lead a life of luxury

優越感 jau1 jyut6 gam2 you1 yue4 gan3 = sense of superiority

薪水優渥 san1 seoi2 jau1 ak1 xin1 shui3 you1 wo4 = high wages

優裕 jau1 jyu6 you1 yu4 = well-off; affluent; prosperous; abundant

日本女優 jat6 bun2 neoi5 jau1 ri4 ben3 nv3 you1 = Japanese actress

優先次序 jau1 sin1 ci3 zeoi6 you1 xian1 zhi4 xu4 = order of priority

優角 jau1 gok3 yao1 jiao3 = [math.] reflex angle

優質旅遊服務計劃 jau1 zat1 leoi5 jau4 fuk6 mou6 gai3 waak6 = Quality Tourism Services Scheme

民族優越感 man4 zuk6 jau1 jyut6 gam2 min2 zu2 you1 yue4 gan3 = ethnocentrism

優柔寡斷 jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 = hesitant

優步 jau1 bou6 you1 bu4 = Uber

兼優 gim1 jau1 jian1 you1 = be excellent in all the aspects

優客李林 jau1 haak3 lei5 lam4 you1 ke4 li3 lin2 = Ukulele (musical artist)

優尼科 jau1 nei4 fo1 You4 ni2 ke1 = Unolocal (US oil company)

優酷 jau1 huk6 you1 ku4 = Youku

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買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

優高條褲粵
Pull up your pants

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