衬
托

To set off in Chinese: 衬托 (chèn tuō)

chèn tuō

to set off

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 襯托1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to set off

Stroke order

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衬
托

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˋ

chèn

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

衬托

Simplified

襯托

Traditional

Example sentences

See 衬托 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 绿叶把红花衬托得更美了。

    lǜ yè bǎ hóng huā chèn tuō dé gèng měi le。

    The green leaves set off the red flowers, making them prettier.

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Related words

托

tuō

prop

衬衫

chèn shān

shirt

委托

wěi tuō

to entrust

衬衣

chèn yī

shirt

摩托

mó tuō

motor (loanword)

拜托

bài tuō

to request sb to do sth

烘托

hōng tuō

background (of a painting)

寄托

jì tuō

to entrust (to sb)

托付

tuō fù

to entrust

依托

yī tuō

to rely on

摩托车

mó tuō chē

(loanword) motorbike

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