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选美比赛

xuǎn měi bǐ sàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
beauty contest
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-68892737b8bf363b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

選美比賽 选美比赛 [xuan3 mei3 bi3 sai4] /beauty contest/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 選美比賽

  • 选
    xuǎn

    to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 比
    bī

    See the full entry for source details.

    bǐ

    to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

    Bǐ

    Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]

  • 赛
    sài

    to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.