佳 (gaai1 | jia1) : good, fine

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佳

gaai1

jia1

good; fine; beautiful; outstanding; joyous

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

佳

Don't confuse with:
往住

This word has been viewed 11850 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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佳人 gaai1 jan4 jia1 ren2 = belle; beauty

最佳 zeoi3 gaai1 zui4 jia1 = optimum, optimal, peak

欠佳 him3 gaai1 qian4 jia1 = suboptimal, subpar, not good enough

最佳利益 zeoi3 gaai1 lei6 jik1 zui4 jia1 li4 yi4 = best interests

佳偶天成 gaai1 ngau5 tin1 sing4 jia1 ou3 tian1 cheng2 = the perfect couple

才子佳人 coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 = a talented man with a beautiful woman (scholar-beauty); pair of ideal lovers

絕佳 zyut6 gaai1 jue2 jia1 = beyond compare; the best

百佳 baak3 gaai1 = PARKnSHOP, one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong

絕代佳人 zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 jue2 dai4 jia1 ren2 = a beauty of beauties; an incomparable beauty

佳人有約 gaai1 jan4 jau5 joek3 jia1 ren2 you3 yue1 = to have a date

佳音 gaai1 jam1 jia1 yin1 = welcome news; good tidings; favourable reply

佳話 gaai1 waa6 jia1 hua4 = a much-told story; an anecdote

佳得樂 gaai1 dak1 lok6 = Gatorade

旅行佳品 leoi5 hang4 gaai1 ban2 = ideal for travelling (common formation)

極佳 gik6 gaai1 ji2 jia1 = outstanding

佳節 gaai1 zit3 jia1 jie2 = festival; happy festival time

佳績 gaai1 zik1 jia1 ji4 = good result; success

佳麗 gaai1 lai6 jia1 li4 = beauty pageant contestant

佳餚 gaai1 ngaau4 jia1 yao2 = a delicacy; tasty food; a delicious dish

此日期前最佳 ci2 jat6 kei4 cin4 zeoi3 gaai1 ci3 ri4 qi1/qi2 qian2 zui4 jia1 = best before this date (common formation)

亂過亂世佳人 lyun6 gwo3 lyun6 sai1 gaai1 jan4 luan4 guo4 luan4 shi4 jia1 ren2 = very chaotic; very messy 粵

佳品 gaai1 ban2 jia1 pin3 = high quality product

佳美 gaai1 mei5 jia1 mei3 = beautiful; good and beautiful

報佳音 bou3 gaai1 jam1 bao4 jia1 yin1 = 1. sing Christmas carols 2. spread good news

佳冬鄉 gaai1 dung1 hoeng1 jia1 dong1 xiang1 = Chiatung (village in Taiwan)

佳縣 gaai1 jyun6 jia1 xian4 = Jia county (county in Shaanxi)

佳木斯 gaai1 muk6 si1 jia1 mu4 si1 = Jiamusi (city in Heilongjiang)

亂世佳人 lyun6 sai3 gaai1 jan4 luan4 shi4 Jia1 ren2 = Gone with the Wind (film title)

佳能 gaai1 nang4 jia1 neng2 = Canon (Japanese company)

佳里鎮 gaai1 lei5 zan3 jia1 li3 zhen4 = Chiali (town in Taiwan)

林佳儀 lam4 gaai1 ji4 lin2 jia1 yi2 = Nisa Lin

彭佳慧 pang4 gaai1 wai6 peng2 jia1 hui4 = Julia Phang (common formation)

Showing 1 example containing 佳

佳叔引咎辭職
Uncle Gaai took the blame for the mistake and resigned from work.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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