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衬托 chèntuō

衬托 chèntuō Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 衬托 chèntuō .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chèntuō | chen4 tuo1
English translation
to set off

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Traditional form

襯托

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 衬托 chèntuō

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chèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and cùn represents the sound. Simplified form of chèn .

Phonetic compound

cùn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

衤寸

Number of Strokes

8
tuō

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and tuō represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌乇

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 衬托 chèntuō

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乌黑 wūhēi de 头发 tóufa gēng 衬托出她洁 nèn de 皮肤 pífū .

Her black hair accentuated the delicateness of her skin.

绿叶 lǜ yè 衬托 chèntuō zhāo 一朵樱草 Huā .

The primrose is set off by its nest of green.

liàng 颜色 yánsè 更能衬托 chèntuō de Bái 皮肤 pífū 黑头发

Strong colours would flatter her pale skin and dark hair.

浅色 qiǎn sè shì 挂放图画 tú huà huò 镜子 jìngzi hěn yǒu 效果 xiàoguǒ de 衬托 chèntuō

Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.

肩上披着 de 貂皮 diāo pí 衬托 chèntuō 更加 gèng jiā 优雅 yōu yǎ 手上 de 钻戒 zuàn jiè 光彩夺目 guāng cǎi duó mù

Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds.

衬托 chèntuō Decomposition

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衬托 chèntuō Compounds

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