How to say “appearance” in Chinese

模样
múyàng

appearance, look

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Look and shape”

“Appearance” in Chinese is 模样, mú yàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

模样 is read mú yàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

mú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
yàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

模
mó — pattern, model

On the left, 木 “wood”: a wooden casting mold. On the right, 莫 mò hints at the reading.

样
yàng — look, pattern

On the left, 木 “tree”.

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 “模样”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 模样. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他还是原来的模样。tāháishiyuánláidemúyàngHe looks just the same as before.

More words from the lesson “How it looks”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “appearance” in Chinese?

“Appearance” in Chinese is 模样, pinyin múyàng.

What does 模样 mean?

模样 (múyàng) means “appearance, look”.

How do you write 模样?

模样 is 2 characters: 模 (mó) — pattern, model; 样 (yàng) — look, pattern. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 模样?

模样 is read múyàng. Tones: mú — second tone, yàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“appearance” in the lesson “How it looks”

This word is from the topic “Look and shape” 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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