"Appearance" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yán sè color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
 xiàn xiàng phenomenon / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] / appearance
 yàng zi appearance / manner / pattern / model
 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance
 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose
 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
 xíng róng to describe / description / appearance / look
 miàn mào appearance / face / features / CL:個|个[ge4]
 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
 yí biǎo appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
 xiǎn xiàn appearance / to appear
 zhǎng xiàng appearance / looks / profile / countenance
 miàn róng appearance / facial features
 xiàng mào appearance
 miàn mù appearance / facial features / look
 rén pǐn moral standing / moral quality / character / personality / appearance / looks (colloquial) / bearing
 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance
 wài mào profile / appearance
 zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily) / look / appearance / countenance
 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / countenance / appearance
 yàng mào appearance / manifestation
 méi yǎn brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance
 yí róng appearance
 xíng mào appearance
 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
 mào xiàng appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances
姿 zī róng looks / appearance
 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
 guān zhān appearance / view / abiding impression
 tǐ mào appearance
 xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate
 sè color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex
 yīn róng voice and features / (sb's) appearance
 róng to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance
 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice
 yí apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony
 mào appearance
姿 zī beauty / disposition / looks / appearance
 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
 shén me yàng what kind? / what sort? / what appearance?
 wài guān exterior appearance / to view sth from the outside / exterior condition
 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
 wài biǎo external / outside / outward appearance
 fú xiàn to appear before one's eyes / to come into view / to float into appearance / to come back (of images from the past) / to emerge / it emerges / it occurs (to me that..)
 róng mào one's appearance / one's aspect / looks / features
 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc)
 táng táng grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance
 ài měi love of beauty / wishing to appear beautiful / to set store by one's appearance
 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
 wài guān shè jì look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented
 shì róng appearance of a city
 yǎng yán to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for
 jiǎ xiàng false appearance / facade
 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things
 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation
 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance
 yāo qì sinister appearance / monster-like appearance
 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat
 chéng shū publication / a book's first appearance
 mèi tài seductive appearance / fawning manner
 chū chǎng fèi appearance fee
 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
穿 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance
 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance
 jiù mào old look / former appearance
 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
 shū juàn qì scholarly flavor / educated appearance
 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance
 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
 chǔ zǐ xiù first show / maiden appearance
 miàn huáng jī shòu lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical
 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one
 pǐn mào behavior and appearance
 xiōng xiàng ferocious appearance
 wài qiáng zhōng gān strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
 shì power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
 xiū miàn to have a shave / to enhance the appearance of the face
 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels
 yě to smelt / to cast / seductive in appearance
 yūn good appearance
 yūn good appearance
 táo very drunk / blotto / happy appearance / happy looks
 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental
 miàn mù kě zēng repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
 xiōng xiàng bì lù show one's ferocious appearance (idiom) / the atrocious features revealed / with fangs bared
 píng tóu pǐn zú to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
齿 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking
 pìn mǔ lí huáng a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom) / don't judge by outward appearance
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