陪衬 [陪襯] - to enhance by contrast, to set off, to serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance, to serve as a prop, a foil - péi chèn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

陪衬 (陪襯)

péi chèn

Pinyin

Definition

陪衬 (陪襯)

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péi chèn

to enhance by contrast
to set off
to serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance
to serve as a prop
a foil

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

péi

1 to accompany
2 to keep sb company
3 to assist
4 old variant of 賠|赔[péi]

péi bàn

1 to accompany

péi tóng

1 to accompany

dì péi

1 local guide
2 tour escort

shī péi

1 goodbye (modest formula)
2 Excuse me, I must leave.

Sample Sentences

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.