形容
xíng róng
Pinyin

Definition

形容
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xíng róng
  1. to describe
  2. description
  3. appearance
  4. look

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内容
nèi róng
  1. 1 content
  2. 2 substance
  3. 3 details
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
容易
róng yì
  1. 1 easy
  2. 2 likely
  3. 3 liable (to)
宽容
kuān róng
  1. 1 lenient
  2. 2 tolerant
  3. 3 indulgent
  4. 4 charitable
  5. 5 to forgive
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
笑容
xiào róng
  1. 1 smile
  2. 2 smiling expression
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
兼容
jiān róng
  1. 1 compatible
动容
dòng róng
  1. 1 to be emotionally moved
包容
bāo róng
  1. 1 to pardon
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to show tolerance
  4. 4 to contain
  5. 5 to hold
  6. 6 inclusive
原形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 original shape
  2. 2 true appearance (under the disguise)
  3. 3 true character
圆形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 round
  2. 2 circular
图形
tú xíng
  1. 1 picture
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 diagram
  4. 4 graph
  5. 5 depiction
  6. 6 graphical
外形
wài xíng
  1. 1 figure
  2. 2 shape
  3. 3 external form
  4. 4 contour
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
妆容
zhuāng róng
  1. 1 a look (achieved by applying makeup)
容
Róng
  1. 1 surname Rong
容器
róng qì
  1. 1 receptacle
  2. 2 vessel
  3. 3 (computing) container
容忍
róng rěn
  1. 1 to put up with
  2. 2 to tolerate
容纳
róng nà
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to accommodate
  4. 4 to tolerate (different opinions)
容许
róng xǔ
  1. 1 to permit
  2. 2 to allow

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
  1. 1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
无容置疑
wú róng zhì yí
  1. 1 cannot be doubted (idiom)
相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
  1. 1 to pale by comparison (idiom)
眼里容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
  1. 1 can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
  3. 3 not prepared to turn a blind eye
神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì
  1. 1 to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū
  1. 1 smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

Sample Sentences

所以我们可以形容这个女孩儿牛牵到北京还是牛
suǒyǐ wǒmen kěyǐ xíngróng zhège nǚháiēr niúqiāndàoběijīngháishìniú
So we can describe this girl as, " A leopard cannot change its spots."
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都是最近从网络上开始流行的词语，高大上就是形容高端、大气、上档次的事物；白富美呢就是形容白净、富有、美丽气质好的女生。
dōu shì zuìjìn cóng wǎngluò shàng kāishǐ liúxíng de cíyǔ ，gāo dà shàng jiùshì xíngróng gāoduān 、dàqì 、shàngdàngcì de shìwù ；bái fù měi ne jiùshì xíngróng báijìng 、fùyǒu 、měilì qìzhì hǎo de nǚshēng 。
They are both words that have gotten popular on the internet lately. HEC is used to describe things which are high-end, elegant and classy; as for PRP, it describes pale-skinned, rich and pretty women.
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哈哈，土肥圆，听起来还挺可爱的啊，应该也是形容男生的吧。
hāhā ，tǔ féi yuán ，tīng qǐlai hái tǐng kěài de ā ，yīnggāi yě shì xíngróng nánshēng de ba 。
Ha ha, UFR, it sounds really cute, it must be used to describe men too, yeah?
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如果用一个字来形容今年以来经济的运行状态，那就是“稳”。
rúguǒ yòng yīge zì lái xíngróng jīnnián yǐlái jīngjì de yùnxíng zhuàngtài ，nà jiùshì “wěn ”。
If you use a word to describe the state of the economy this year, it is "stable."
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他将其形容为“可怕的单边协议”，当初根本不应该制定它。
tā jiāng qí xíngróng wéi “kěpà de dānbiān xiéyì ”，dāngchū gēnběn bù yīnggāi zhìdìng tā 。
He described it as a horrible one-sided deal that should never have been made.
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娇艳欲滴可以拿来形容菜吗？但也太贵了，我上次买一斤才三块半。
jiāoyànyùdī kěyǐ nálái xíngróng cài ma ？dàn yě tài guì le ，wǒ shàngcì mǎi yī jīn cái sān kuài bàn 。
Plump and tender can be used to describe vegetables? But it's really too expensive, last time I just paid RMB3.50 for half a kilogram.
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我们可以用这一句话“人怕出名猪怕肥”来形容公众人物。在中国，有一些公众人物喜欢开名车、戴名表，或是住豪宅。这样的行为，我们称作“炫富”。
wǒmen kěyǐ yòng zhè yī jù huà “rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi ”lái xíngróng gōngzhòng rénwù 。zài Zhōngguó ，yǒu yīxiē gōngzhòng rénwù xǐhuan kāi míng chē 、dài míngbiǎo ，huòshì zhù háozhái 。zhèyàng de xíngwéi ，wǒmen chēngzuò “xuànfù ”。
We can use this proverb ‘Men are afraid of being famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat.’ to describe celebrities. There are some celebrities in China who like to drive luxurious cars, wear fancy watches, or live in luxurious houses. These behaviors are called ‘flaunting one’s wealth’.
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你可以形容一个人懒惰得像一只猪，或者是形容一个人的房间肮脏得像是猪窝一样。
nǐ kěyǐ xíngróng yī gè rén lǎnduò de xiàng yī zhī zhū ，huòzhě shì xíngróng yī gè rén de fángjiān āngzāng de xiàng shì zhū wō yīyàng 。
You can describe a person as lazy as a pig. Or you can describe a person’s room as messy as a pigsty.
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这一句话你可以拿来形容一个人有常识，你也可以拿这一句话来骂一个人没常识。
zhè yī jù huà nǐ kěyǐ ná lái xíngróng yī ge rén yǒu chángshí ，nǐ yě kěyǐ ná zhè yī jù huà lái mà yī ge rén méi chángshí 。
You can use this proverb to describe someone who has common sense or scold someone without common sense.
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我们可以用初生之犊不畏虎来形容刚进到一个新的环境的年轻人。
wǒmen kěyǐ yòng chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ lái xíngróng gāng jìn dào yī ge Xīn de huánjìng de niánqīngrén 。
We can use "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers" to describe a young man who just entered a new environment.
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