"Attractive" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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诱人 yòu rén attractive / alluring / captivating / to attract / to captivate
俏皮 qiào pi smart / charming / attractive / witty / facetious / ironic
靓 liàng attractive / good-looking
有魅力的 yǒu mèi lì de attractive;
招人喜欢 zhāo rén xǐ huan charming / attractive / delightful
有魅力 yǒu mèi lì attractive / charming
爽目 shuǎng mù pleasant to behold / attractive
有卖相 yǒu mài xiàng appealing / attractive (esp. to consumers)
人才 rén cái talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks
美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
吸引力 xī yǐn lì attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness
养眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
清丽 qīng lì lucid and elegant / quiet and exquisite / clear and attractive style
俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent / charming / elegant
小白脸 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.) / pretty boy / gigolo
吸力 xī lì attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics) / attractive force
献殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself
警花 jǐng huā attractive policewoman / young female cop
花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance
半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
徐娘半老 xú niáng bàn lǎo middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
银样镴枪头 yín yàng là qiāng tóu silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
风韵犹存 fēng yùn yóu cún (of an aging woman) still attractive
爱漂亮 ài piào liang to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
讨人欢心 tǎo rén huān xīn attractive / lovable / pleasing
槟榔西施 bīng lang Xī shī betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth (Tw)
美人尖 měi rén jiān widow's peak (in China, regarded as attractive in women)
具有一定价值的用品  attractive item
钓凯子 diào kǎi zi (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
肥羊 féi yáng (fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
背杀 bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
背影杀手 bèi yǐng shā shǒu (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
卧蚕 wò cán plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
家花没有野花香 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
仙人跳 xiān rén tiào confidence trick in which a man is lured by an attractive woman
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