艳丽

yàn lì · HSK 7

gorgeous

🦚🌺 艳 = bright-coloured/gaudy + 丽 = beautiful; together = showy, gorgeous beauty

艳 carries the sense of vivid, almost over-the-top colour, while 丽 means beautiful. Stacked, they cover both halves of the English gloss: stunning when tasteful, garish when overdone.

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