How to say “put on makeup” in Chinese
put on makeup
“Put on makeup” in Chinese is 化妆, huà zhuāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
化妆 is read huà zhuāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
On the right, 女 “woman”. The left part hints at the reading, as it also does in 壮 zhuàng and 状 zhuàng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “化妆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 化妆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她每天花1半个小时化妆tāměitiānhuābàngexiǎoshíhuàzhuāngShe spends half an hour on her makeup every day.
More words from the lesson “Perfume and fine work”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “put on makeup” in Chinese?
“Put on makeup” in Chinese is 化妆, pinyin huàzhuāng.
What does 化妆 mean?
化妆 (huàzhuāng) means “put on makeup”.
How do you write 化妆?
化妆 is 2 characters: 化 (huà) — transform, change; 妆 (zhuāng) — makeup, attire. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 化妆?
化妆 is read huàzhuāng. Tones: huà — fourth tone, zhuāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“put on makeup” in the lesson “Perfume and fine work”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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