Meaning
(the) most; -est
Chinese: 表示程度最高。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zui” becomes a different word in each tone. 最 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 最后zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally
- 最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest
- 最终zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
- 最初zuì chūfirst; primary; initial; original
Example Sentence
我最喜欢的季节是春天。Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de jì jié shì chūn tiān.My favorite season is spring.
我WǒI最zuìmost喜欢xǐ huanto like的deof季节jì jiétime是shìis春天chūn tiānspring (season)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
曰 over 取 (to take): to take to the utmost — the superlative marker ‘most, -est’ (最好 best, 最大 biggest).
A way to remember it
Put 最 before an adjective for ‘most’: 最高 (highest).