长相 (長相)
zhǎng xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
长相 (長相)
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- appearance
- looks
- profile
- countenance
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一脉相承
- 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
- 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
- 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
- 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Sample Sentences
她对男朋友的要求是:高等收入、中等长相、低等智商。
Her requirements of her boyfriend are: high income, average looking and low IQ.
你这是什么心态?我们自己人在外发展得好,应该为她高兴才对。你怎么还拆人家的台呢?我觉得子怡挺好的。长相清秀,刚出道时像个邻家小女孩儿。这几年见了世面,就越发有韵味了。
What in the world do you mean? One of our own got far in the outside world. We should be happy for her. Why are you raining on her parade? I think Ziyi is great. She looks clean and fresh. When she first got started she looked like the-girl-next-door. In the last few years she's gotten to see the world, and so she gets more charming all the time.
得了,你别吃不到葡萄就说葡萄酸。章子怡的身材比那种胸大无脑的女人强多了。再说,她有今天的成就也不是光凭长相。她的演技也是有目共睹的。而且还特别努力。我看过一篇报导,说她经常是一边化妆、一边背台词,还和老师练习英语。你没发觉她的英语好多了吗?
That's enough! Don't get all ''sour grapes." Zhang Ziyi's figure is much better than any of those buxom, brainless bimbos. Plus, her success is not just based on her appearance. Her acting ability is plain to see. And she's extremely hard-working. I saw an article that said she often recites her lines while she's putting on makeup, and she practices English with her teacher. Haven't you noticed that her English has gotten much better?
其实长相什么的真的不太重要,我只希望我以后的伴侣能对我诚实。
To be honest, appearance doesn't matter that much. The only thing I hope is that my future partner is honest with me.
姑娘,你叫什么名字?瞧你长相清秀、气质温柔,应该有个好听名字,跟我们说说,什么事都好商量,是吧?
Young lady, what's your name? You look so pretty and seem to be a warm person, you must have a nice sounding name. Tell me, you can tell me anything, OK?
是啊是啊,我叫李元,李是小李飞刀的李,元是金元宝的元,名字不错,长相不像小李那样潇洒,家里也没有什么金元宝,肚子倒是挺圆的...
Yes, indeed, I'm called Li Yuan, the "Li" from the novel Xiaoli Feidao, the "Yuan" from the word for gold ingot (Jinyuanbao), not a bad name, but I'm not as confident or at ease as Xiaoli, and I don't have any gold ingots at home, although I've got a very full stomach...
那你也没看到过其他三个的真容吧,谁能说得出他们真实的长相?
You've never seen the real faces of the other three, either. Who can say what they actually looked like?
所以啊,四大美女生活在不同时代,标准差得太远,而且长相什么的只存在于人们的想象当中。要想分出个一二三,真的是无解啊。
The Four Great Beauties lived in different eras in which standards of beauty were really different. On top of that, their actual appearance only exists within peoples' imaginations. Therefore, ranking them is an impossible task.
我的第一感觉就是,她一定是大一的新生,长相一定非常漂亮。性格是俏皮还是温文尔雅?反正一定是我喜欢的那一型。不过没想到的是,之后连续的两个周末,我都在回家的班车上看到了她。
My first impression was that she was definitely a freshman, and a beautiful one at that. Maybe she had a witty personality, or maybe she was gentle and cultivated, who knew? Either way, she was the type for me. However, I didn’t even realize that for the next two weekends, I would continue to see her on the way home.
不是,他们用的仪器我们地球人都没有。他们对我的长相很感兴趣,一直摸我的脸。
No, they used instruments that we Earthlings don't have. They were really interested in my appearance, and kept touching my face.