衬 (襯)
chèn
Pinyin

Definition

衬 (襯)
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chèn
  1. (of garments) against the skin
  2. to line
  3. lining
  4. to contrast with
  5. to assist financially

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

衬托
chèn tuō
  1. 1 to set off
衬衫
chèn shān
  1. 1 shirt
  2. 2 blouse
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn
帮衬
bāng chèn
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist financially
映衬
yìng chèn
  1. 1 to set off by contrast
  2. 2 antithesis
  3. 3 analogy parallelism (linguistics)
衬
chèn
  1. 1 (of garments) against the skin
  2. 2 to line
  3. 3 lining
  4. 4 to contrast with
  5. 5 to assist financially

Sample Sentences

不仅显得我文武双全，还能衬托出我智商情商双商极高啊。
bùjǐn xiǎnde wǒ wénwǔshuāngquán ，hái néng chèntuō chū wǒ zhìshāng qíngshāng shuāng shāng jígāo ā 。
I'm clearly not only as skilled with the sword as with the pen, but my high IQ clearly sets off my extremely high Emotional Quotient.
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你看看那些看秀的美女，一个个昂首挺胸的像极了骄傲优雅的天鹅，这照片里，我在人群中怎么看都像是陪衬的山鸡，郁闷至极。
nǐ kàn kan nàxiē kàn xiù de měinǚ ，yīgègè ángshǒutǐngxiōng de xiàng jí le jiāoào yōuyǎ de tiān\'é ，zhè zhàopiàn lǐ ，wǒ zài rénqún zhōng zěnme kàn dōu xiàng shì péichèn de shānjī ，yùmèn zhì jí 。
Look at those pretty ladies watching the show, each one of them with their heads held high and their chests pushed out. They look really like proud graceful swans. In this photo, however you look at it, I'm the pheasant to their swans, it's so depressing.
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对对对，还有老爸一件衬衫穿十年，我知道啦。
duìduìduì ，háiyǒu lǎobà yī jiàn chènshān chuān shí nián ，wǒ zhīdào la 。
Yes, yes, and dad wears one shirt for ten years. I know!
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林老师，师母，你们来了啊，师母您今天真是光彩夺目！这一身宝蓝苏绣旗袍太衬您的气质了，高贵典雅。
Lín lǎoshī ，shīmǔ ，nǐmen lái le ā ，shīmǔ nín jīntiān zhēn shì guāngcǎiduómù ！zhè yī shēn bǎolán sūxiù qípáo tài shèn nín de qìzhì le ，gāoguì diǎnyǎ 。
Professor and Mrs Lin, you both came. Mrs Lin, you look really stunning today! This sapphire-blue Suzhou-style embroidered qipao really works with your style, so grand and elegant.
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这件衬衫看起来不错，应该有折扣吧。
zhè jiàn chènshān kàn qǐlái bùcuò ，yīnggāi yǒu zhékòu ba 。
This shirt looks good, it must be discounted, yes?
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那条丝巾搭配那件衬衫最适合不过，要不要顺便一起带？
nà tiáo sījīn dāpèi nà jiàn chènshān zuì shìhé bùguò ，yào bù yào shùnbiàn yīqǐ dài ？
The headscarf really couldn't suit that shirt more, why don't you buy them together?
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但是，让她关注更多的则是她的直接上司，李探长。矮矮的身材，秃秃的头发，过时的花衬衫，李探长究竟是怎样一个人？
dànshì ，ràng tā guānzhù gèngduō de zéshì tā de zhíjiēshàngsi ，Lǐ tànzhǎng 。ǎiǎi de shēncái ，tūtū de tóufa ，guòshí de huāchènshān ，Lǐ tànzhǎng jiūjìng shì zěnyàng yī ge rén ？
However, what she took even more notice of was her immediate superior, Detective Li. His short stature, bald head and out of fashion Hawaiian shirt - what kind of person was Detective Li, really?
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这不是我的衬衫吗？
zhè bùshì wǒ de chènshān ma ？
Isn't that my shirt?
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还是穿格子衬衫吧，比较休闲。
háishì chuān gézi chènshān ba ，bǐjiào xiūxián 。
Or how about I wear a plaid shirt? That's quite casual.
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老婆，我的衬衫呢?
lǎopó ，wǒ de chènshān ne ?
Wife, what about my shirt?
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