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zuì · most, extremely, exceedingly

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #89
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12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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曰Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 最

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zuìWords pronounced zuì
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Example sentences

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Zuò nǐ suǒ xiǎng de shì zuì hǎo de.做你所想的是最好的。

Do what you think is best.

Source: Tatoeba #840650 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qián shì tā xiǎng yào de zuì hòu de dōng xī.钱是他想要的最后的东西。

Money is the last thing he wants.

Source: Tatoeba #636230 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ jiàn guò de zuì gāo de shù.这是我见过的最高的树。

This is the tallest tree I have ever seen.

Source: Tatoeba #1944959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì zuì hǎo de.我是最好的。

I am the best.

Source: Tatoeba #409665 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì zuì hǎo de.这是最好的。

This is the best.

Source: Tatoeba #5983570 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì zuì hǎo de sǐ fǎ le.这是最好的死法了。

This is the best way to die.

Source: Tatoeba #2529572 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 最 in context

  1. Say zuì, then recall the core meaning: most, extremely, exceedingly.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 最好 (zuì hǎo), meaning “best”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 最 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.