| 1 | 优秀 | 優秀 | yōu xiù | you1 xiu4 | outstanding; excellent | | |
| 2 | 秀才 | 秀才 | xiù cai | xiu4 cai5 | a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent | | |
| 3 | 秀丽 | 秀麗 | xiù lì | xiu4 li4 | pretty; beautiful | | |
| 4 | 陈独秀 | 陳獨秀 | chén dú xiù | Chen2 Du2 xiu4 | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 | | |
| 5 | 秀 | 秀 | xiù | xiu4 | handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); Classifiers: 场 ; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears | | |
| 6 | 时装秀 | 時裝秀 | shí zhuāng xiù | shi2 zhuang1 xiu4 | fashion show | | |
| 7 | 首秀 | 首秀 | shǒu xiù | shou3 xiu4 | debut | | |
| 8 | 出菜秀 | 出菜秀 | chū cài xiù | chu1 cai4 xiu4 | dinner show; dinner and floor show | | |
| 9 | 上菜秀 | 上菜秀 | shàng cài xiù | shang4 cai4 xiu4 | dinner show; dinner and floor show | | |
| 10 | 环秀山庄 | 環秀山莊 | huán xiù shān zhuāng | huan2 xiu4 shan1 zhuang1 | Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu | | |
| 11 | 风姿娟秀 | 風姿娟秀 | fēng zī juān xiù | feng1 zi1 juan1 xiu4 | The deportment is refined and attractive. (of a beautiful woman) (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 黄花秀女 | 黃花秀女 | huáng huā xiù nǚ | huang2 hua1 xiu4 nu:3 | virgin girl; maiden (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 后起之秀 | 後起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | hou4 qi3 zhi1 xiu4 | an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation | | |
| 14 | 洪秀柱 | 洪秀柱 | hóng xiù zhù | Hong2 Xiu4 zhu4 | Hung Hsiu-chu (1948-), Taiwanese KMT politician | | |
| 15 | 洪秀全 | 洪秀全 | hóng xiù quán | Hong2 Xiu4 quan2 | Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | | |
| 16 | 闺秀 | 閨秀 | guī xiù | gui1 xiu4 | well-bred young lady | | |
| 17 | 慧中秀外 | 慧中秀外 | huì zhōng xiù wài | hui4 zhong1 xiu4 wai4 | intelligent within and beautiful without (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 作秀 | 作秀 | zuò xiù | zuo4 xiu4 | to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show | | |
| 19 | 丰臣秀吉 | 豐臣秀吉 | fēng chén xiù jí | Feng1 chen2 Xiu4 ji2 | TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598 | | |
| 20 | 丰采韶秀 | 豐采韶秀 | fēng cǎi sháo xiù | feng1 cai3 shao2 xiu4 | to be of a most refined and prepossessing appearance (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 独秀 | 獨秀 | dú xiù | du2 xiu4 | to surpass; to stand above the crowd | | |
| 22 | 电视真人秀节目 | 電視真人秀節目 | diàn shì zhēn rén xiù jié mù | dian4 shi4 zhen1 ren2 xiu4 jie2 mu4 | reality TV show | | |
| 23 | 电视秀 | 電視秀 | diàn shì xiù | dian4 shi4 xiu4 | TV show | | |
| 24 | 处子秀 | 處子秀 | chǔ zǐ xiù | chu3 zi3 xiu4 | first show; maiden appearance | | |
| 25 | 才艺秀 | 才藝秀 | cái yì xiù | cai2 yi4 xiu4 | talent show | | |