雄伟壮丽
xióng wěi zhuàng lì
magnificent; majestic and splendid
Character by character
雄xióng
mighty
mighty
伟wěi
great
great
壮zhuàng
grand
grand
丽lì
beautiful
beautiful
Example
第一次看到雄伟壮丽的布达拉宫，她激动得半天没说话。
Seeing the magnificent Potala Palace for the first time, she was too moved to speak for a long while.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
For things on a grand scale: palaces, great buildings, mountains and rivers (雄伟壮丽的宫殿／景色). It is written and descriptive, at home in travel writing and reports; for something merely pretty use 美丽 or 秀丽.
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