Usage note
漂亮用来形容美丽的事物，比如漂亮的花朵、漂亮的风景。
piào liàng lái xūng míng měi lì de shì wù, rú kě piào liàng de huā duǒ、piào liàng de fēng jǐng。
漂亮 is used to describe beautiful things, such as pretty flowers and beautiful scenery.
Context note
漂亮常用于赞美和描述日常生活中的美好事物，比如家里的装饰、朋友的穿着打扮等。
piào liàng cháng yòng yú zàn měi hé shù sūo rì kān zhōng de hǎo měi shì wù, bǐ 如 kě jiā lǐ de zhuāng shì、péng you de chuāng zhuó dǎ bàn děng。
漂亮 is commonly used to praise and describe beautiful things in daily life, such as home decorations and friends' outfits.
5 examples
这朵花很漂亮。
zhè duǒ huā hěn piào liang。
This flower is very pretty.
她的衣服很漂漂亮亮的。
tā de yī fu hěn piào piào liang liang de。
Her clothes are very beautifully dressed.
这个公园真漂亮。
zhè ge gōng yuán zhēn piào liang。
This park is really beautiful.
她的笑容很美丽，也很漂亮。
tā de xiào róng hěn měi lì， yě hěn piào liang。
Her smile is very beautiful and also pretty.
这幅画非常漂亮。
zhè fú huà fēi cháng piào liang。
This painting is very beautiful.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我去公园玩，我发现那里有很多漂亮的花。
mā ma dài wǒ qù gōng yuán wán， wǒ fā xiàn nà lǐ yǒu hěn duō piào liang de huā。
Mom took me to the park to play, and I found there were many pretty flowers.
妹妹穿了一件漂亮的裙子，看起来很可爱。
mèi mei chuān le yí jiàn piào liang de qún zǐ， kàn qǐ lái hěn kě ài。
My little sister wore a pretty dress and looked very cute.
爸爸给我买了一本漂亮的书，我非常喜欢它。
bà ba gěi wǒ mǎi le yì běn piào liang de shū， wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan tā。
Dad bought me a pretty book, and I really like it very much.
我们学校的花园很漂亮，每天都有很多人来参观。
wǒ men xué xiào de huā yuán hěn piào liang， měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō rén lái cān guān。
Our school's garden is very beautiful, and many people come to visit every day.
姐姐的房间布置得很漂亮，我每次去她家都想去看看。
jiě jie de fáng jiān bù zhì dé hěn piào liang， wǒ měi cì qù tā jiā dōu xiǎng qù kàn kàn。
My older sister's room is decorated very beautifully, and I always want to go see it when I visit her home.
Mini dialogue
赞美衣服
A
你的裙子真漂亮！
Nǐ de qún zi zhēn piào liang!
Your dress is really pretty!
B
谢谢你，是我妈妈买的。
Xiè xie nǐ, shì wǒ mā ma mǎi de.
Thank you, my mom bought it.
看图画
A
你画的花好漂亮。
Nǐ huà de huā hǎo piào liang.
The flower you drew is so pretty.
B
谢谢，我很喜欢画漂亮的东西。
Xiè xie, wǒ hěn xǐ huan huà piào liang de dōng xi.
Thanks, I really like drawing pretty things.
Related words and contrasts
similar
美丽
měi lì
beautiful
A more formal word for beautiful
related
可爱
kě ài
cute; lovely
Often used for children, animals, or cute things
opposite
难看
nán kàn
ugly; not good-looking
The opposite of pretty