Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
西施
Xīshī
Description
西施是中国古代很有名的美女，人们常常用她的名字来说一个女人很漂亮。
Xishi was a famous beauty in ancient China, and people often use her name to say a woman is very beautiful.
Meanings
西施Xīshī
Xi Shi, a famous beauty in ancient China
她长得像西施一样美。
She is as beautiful as Xi Shi.
西施Xīshī
a very beautiful woman (figurative)
在他心里，妻子就是西施。
In his heart, his wife is Xi Shi.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
name of a legendary beauty from the Spring and Autumn period, state of Yue.
- Nuance
appears in the saying 情人眼里出西施, 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.
In videos
Images