Chinese Word: 貌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

貌HSK 4

Pinyin: mào

English Definition: appearance

Chinese Definition:
①面容：面貌。容貌。貌相。以貌取人。
②外表的样子：礼貌。貌合神离。道貌岸然。
③外观：全貌。
④古书注解里表示状态、样子，如“飞貌”指飞的样子。
⑤描绘，画像：“命工貌妃于别殿”。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 豸

Ideographic:A beast's 豸 appearance 皃; 皃 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 豸 [ zhì ] badger; legendary beast
- 皃 [ mào ] countenance, appearance

Similar Characters: 貎

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面貌HSK 6	miàn mào	appearance; face; features; Classifiers: 个
风貌	fēng mào	style; manner; ethos
地貌	dì mào	relief; landform (geology)
礼貌HSK 4	lǐ mào	courtesy; manners
相貌	xiàng mào	appearance

1		bù néng 不能 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人。 You can't judge a book by its cover.
2		qiè jì 切记 bú yào 不要 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人。 Always remember not to judge people by their appearance.
3		tán huà 谈话 zhōng 中 yào 要 zhù yì 注意 lǐ mào 礼貌。 It's important to be polite during conversations.
4		zhè wèi 这位 xiān sheng 先生 hěn 很 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌。 This gentleman is very polite.
5		lǐ mào 礼貌 dài rén 待人 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 měi dé 美德。 Being polite to others is a virtue.

1		bù néng 不能 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人。 You can't judge a book by its cover.
2		qiè jì 切记 bú yào 不要 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人。 Always remember not to judge people by their appearance.
3		tán huà 谈话 zhōng 中 yào 要 zhù yì 注意 lǐ mào 礼貌。 It's important to be polite during conversations.
4		zhè wèi 这位 xiān sheng 先生 hěn 很 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌。 This gentleman is very polite.
5		lǐ mào 礼貌 dài rén 待人 shì 是 yì zhǒng 一种 měi dé 美德。 Being polite to others is a virtue.