How to say “look” in Chinese
look, image; model, shape
“Look” in Chinese is 造型, zào xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
造型 is read zào xíng: 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, 辶 “walk”; inside, 告 gào hints at the reading.
Below, 土 “earth”: a clay casting mold. On top, 刑 xíng hints at the reading.
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 “造型”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 造型. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这座建筑的造型很独特zhèzuòjiànzhùdezàoxínghěndútèThis building has a very distinctive shape.
More words from the lesson “Painting and comics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “look” in Chinese?
“Look” in Chinese is 造型, pinyin zàoxíng.
What does 造型 mean?
造型 (zàoxíng) means “look, image; model, shape”.
How do you write 造型?
造型 is 2 characters: 造 (zào) — make, create; 型 (xíng) — model, type. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 造型?
造型 is read zàoxíng. Tones: zào — fourth tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“look” in the lesson “Painting and comics”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” 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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