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To describe in Chinese: 形容 (xíng róng)

xíng róng

to describe

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Definitions

  1. 1to describe
  2. 2(literary) countenance; appearance

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形
容

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄥˊ

xíng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄨㄥˊ

róng

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 她把他形容为侦探。

    tā bǎ tā xíng róng wèi zhēn tàn。

    She described him as a detective.

  • 这个字形容得妙极了。

    zhè ge zì xíng róng dé miào jí le。

    That word describes it perfectly.

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Related words

形

xíng

to appear

容易

róng yì

easy

内容

nèi róng

content

形成

xíng chéng

to form

形式

xíng shì

outer appearance

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

形象

xíng xiàng

image

形状

xíng zhuàng

form

地形

dì xíng

topography

情形

qíng xing

circumstances

形态

xíng tài

shape

变形

biàn xíng

to become deformed

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