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形容

xíng róngㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: HÌNH DUNG

Traditional: 形容

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance

Vietnamese 'hình dung' means 'imagine' (= 想象), but 形容 means 'describe'. 形容词 = adjective.

Examples

  • 我不知道怎么形容那种感觉。

    wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me xíng róng nà zhǒng gǎn jué.

    I don't know how to describe that feeling.

  • 那里的风景美得无法形容。

    nà lǐ de fēng jǐng měi dé wú fǎ xíng róng.

    The scenery there is indescribably beautiful.

  • 请用三个词形容你自己。

    qǐng yòng sān gè cí xíng róng nǐ zì jǐ.

    Describe yourself in three words.

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Stroke order

HÌNH · 7 strokes

to appear; to look; form; shape

DUNG · 10 strokes