adjective HSK 4
Traditional 優
excellent · superior · outstanding
Meaning
优 means excellent or superior, describing something or someone of high quality or exceptional performance. It's commonly used in academic, professional, and everyday contexts to indicate top-tier status or performance.
Usage
This character frequently appears in grades (优秀 excellent), quality ratings, and formal assessments. It's more formal than casual words like 好 (good). Native speakers use it to describe academic performance, product quality, or professional excellence. Often combined with other characters to form compound words.
Examples
- 01她的成绩很优。.Her grades are excellent.
- 02这个产品质量优，价格也合理。, .This product has excellent quality and the price is reasonable too.
Common collocations
- 优秀学生excellent student
- 优良传统fine tradition
- 品质优superior quality
- 成绩优异outstanding results
Antonyms
Origin
The traditional form 優 combines the person radical 亻with 憂 (worry/concern), originally suggesting a person of superior virtue who could ease others' worries through their excellence.