優 (jau1) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

jauˉ¹優

简优

Mandarin Pinyin: you1

Meaning of 優

nouna Chinese family name

nounsoft

nounplayers (as in an opera); actor

noungood; superior; excellent

nounvictory; winning

nounabundant; plenty

noun(Cantonese) pull

Example Sentences with 優

買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支

Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

優高條褲

Pull up your pants

ngoˏ₅我jauˉ¹優sinˉ¹先maaiˏ₅買

I have priority to buy.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度ngoˏ₅我jauˉ¹優sinˉ¹先

I have priority here.

keoiˏ₅佢jauˉ¹優sinˉ¹先laaˉ¹啦

They get priority.

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Words Containing 優

優惠券jau1 wai6 hyun3

a discount voucher, a coupon

優厚jau1 hau5

generous, liberal (pay, compensation)

優點jau1 dim2

merit; strong point

優惠貸款jau1 wai6 taai3 fun2

soft loan, a loan on favorable terms, a preferential loan

優步jau1 bou6

Uber

優先次序jau1 sin1 ci3 zeoi6

order of priority

優皮士jau1 pei4 si6

a yuppie (as a loanword); young urban professional

優質jau1 zat1

excellent quality

優化jau1 faa3

optimize; modernize; rationalize; make superior

薪水優渥san1 seoi2 jau1 ak1

high wages

資優學生zi1 jau1 hok6 saang1

gifted student

優裕jau1 jyu6

well-off; affluent; prosperous; abundant

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