形容

xíng róng · xing rong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)有(yǒu)些(xiē)事(shì)物(wù)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bù)能(néng)用(yòng)言(yán)语(yǔ)形(xíng)容(róng)。

There are things in this world which simply cannot be expressed in the form of words.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)形(xíng)容(róng)为(wéi)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)。

She described him as a detective.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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