審美

简 审美 · 繁 審美
Mandarin · pinyin shěn měi

Meanings

  1. esthetics
  2. appreciating the arts
  3. taste
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美
měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
审
shěn · examine, investigate; judge
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3–3 · shen3 mei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sam2 mei5

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verb

  1. to appreciate beauty; to appreciate the arts

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