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Jyutping jau1 ngaa5
Pinyin yōu yǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. grace
  2. graceful
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    除​咗​ ​優美​之外​,​仲有種​普通人​/​物​冇​嘅​氣​質
    elegant; graceful
    • 舉止優雅
      举止优雅
      geoi2 zi2
      behave in a graceful way
    • 優雅嘅旋律
      优雅嘅旋律
      jau1 ngaa5 ge3 syun4 leot2
      elegant melody
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    graceful and elegant
    • 優雅的舞步
      优雅的舞步
      yōu yǎ de wǔ bù
      graceful steps
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5047
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜欢能乐表演,因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜歡能樂表演,因為我覺得後者比前者優雅。
    bǐ qǐ gē wǔ jì , wǒ gèng xǐ huan néng lè biǎo yǎn , yīn wèi wǒ jué de hòu zhě bǐ qián zhě yōu yǎ 。
    • I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
  2. Mandarin
    我们必须学会优雅地面对逆境。
    我們必須學會優雅地面對逆境。
    wǒ men bì xū xué huì yōu yǎ dì miàn duì nì jìng 。
    • We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.
  3. Mandarin
    她看上去十分优雅。
    她看上去十分優雅。
    tā kàn shang qu shí fēn yōu yǎ 。
    • She looks very elegant.
  4. Mandarin
    她举止优雅。
    她舉止優雅。
    tā jǔ zhǐ yōu yǎ 。
    • She is graceful.
  5. Mandarin
    这只猫咪气场全开,走著猫步,相当优雅,然后摔倒了,真是糗大了。
    這隻貓咪氣場全開,走著貓步,相當優雅,然後摔倒了,真是糗大了。
    zhè zhǐ māo mī qì cháng quán kāi , zǒu zhù māo bù , xiāng dāng yōu yǎ , rán hòu shuāi dǎo le , zhēn shi qiǔ dà le 。
    • The cat glided along, very refined, but ended up falling, which was very embarrassing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    举止优雅
    舉止優雅
    geoi2 zi2
    • behave in a graceful way
  2. Cantonese
    优雅嘅旋律
    優雅嘅旋律
    jau1 ngaa5 ge3 syun4 leot2
    • elegant melody
  3. Cantonese
    专业嘅芭蕾舞蹈员体态通常都好优雅。
    專業嘅芭蕾舞蹈員體態通常都好優雅。
    zyun1 jip6 ge3 baa1 leoi4 mou5 dou6 jyun4 tai2 taai3 tung1 soeng4 dou1 hou2 jau1 ngaa5.
    • Professional ballet dancers usually have elegant carriages.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个明星一举手一投足都好优雅。
    呢個明星一舉手一投足都好優雅。
    ni1 go3 ming4 sing1 jat1 geoi2 sau2 jat1 tau4 zuk1 dou1 hou2 jau1 ngaa5.
    • Every movement of this celebrity is so elegant.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个女仔仪态优雅。
    呢個女仔儀態優雅。
    ni1 go3 neoi5 zai2 ji4 taai3 jau1 ngaa5.
    • This girl has an elegant demeanor.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    要优雅不要污
    要優雅不要污
    yào yōu yǎ bù yào wū
    • Be elegant, and don't be dirty.
  2. Mandarin
    优雅的舞步
    優雅的舞步
    yōu yǎ de wǔ bù
    • graceful steps
  3. Mandarin
    虽然在影视剧中看到的男神吃相斯文优雅,而现实生活中他们也会暴露吃货属性!
    雖然在影視劇中看到的男神吃相斯文優雅,而現實生活中他們也會暴露吃貨屬性!
    suī rán zài yǐng shì jù zhōng kàn dào de nán shén chī xiàng sī wén yōu yǎ , ér xiàn shí shēng huó zhōng tā men yě huì bào lù chī huò shǔ xìng !
    • Although the “male gods” [i.e. idols] in TV dramas seem refined and charming when they eat, in real life they would also show their true colours.
  4. Mandarin
    《w:zh:紫罗兰永恒花园外传:紫罗兰》这部它实际上是并不同于我们现在认为的那种相对主流类型的那种动画,像《航海王》啊,就是……《火影》啊,就是……《高达》这些啊看着很燃的是吧,我看完了以后最强烈的一个感觉就是京阿尼还是非常地细腻、优雅、精美的。
    《w:zh:紫羅蘭永恆花園外傳:紫羅蘭》這部它實際上是並不同於我們現在認為的那種相對主流類型的那種動畫,像《航海王》啊,就是……《火影》啊,就是……《高達》這些啊看着很燃的是吧,我看完了以後最強烈的一個感覺就是京阿尼還是非常地細膩、優雅、精美的。
    “ w : zh : zǐ luó lán yǒng héng huā yuán wài chuán : zǐ luó lán ” zhè bù tā shí jì shàng shì bìng bù tóng yú wǒ men xiàn zài rèn wèi de nà zhǒng xiàng duì zhǔ liú lèi xíng de nà zhǒng dòng huà , xiàng “ háng hǎi wáng ” a , jiù shì . . . . . . “ huǒ yǐng ” a , jiù shì . . . . . . “ gāo dá ” zhè xiē a kàn zhe hěn rán de shì ba , wǒ kàn wán le yǐ hòu zuì qiáng liè de yī ge gǎn jiào jiù shì jīng ā ní hái shì fēi cháng dì xì nì , yōu yǎ , jīng měi de .
    • [The film] Violet Evergarden is in fact different from the kind of animation we regard as the kind of a relatively mainstream type, like One Piece, that is… Naruto, that is… Gundam or the like, that will light you aflame, after watching my strongest feeling is that Kyoto Animation [films] are still very exquisite, graceful, and elegantly beautiful.