优 (yōu) – Word of the Day | Toronto Chinese Academy
Learn the Mandarin word “优 (yōu)” — meaning excellent, superior, or outstanding. Includes pinyin, English definitions, example sentences, and visually similar characters.
Simplified： 优
Pinyin： yōu
Traditional： 優
excellent, superior, outstanding
to show favor, to give preference
Examples:
1,
他的表现非常优异。
His performance is excellent.
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2,
这家公司的服务质量很优。
The service quality of this company is very good.
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3,
老师优先安排成绩优秀的学生上台发言。
The teacher gives priority to outstanding students to speak on stage.
Visually Similar / Easily Confused Characters
At Toronto Chinese Academy, learners explore 优 in both daily contexts (优点, 优秀) and formal contexts (优先, 优越). Its radical 亻 reminds students it often relates to people or qualities.