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外貌 (wài mào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

外貌 (wài mào) is a Chinese word: appearance. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 外貌

名 míng noun

appearance

不要只看外貌，内在更重要。

bú yào zhǐ kàn wài mào nèi zài gèng zhòng yào

Don't just look at appearance; what's inside is more important.

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Word breakdown

外 wài — external, outer

Words with this character (50)
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貌 mào — appearance, looks

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 礼貌 lǐ mào — politeness HSK 4
    • 礼 courtesy, propriety
    • 貌 manner, appearance
    Example

    他很有礼貌，总是对人微笑。

    tā hěn yǒu lǐ mào zǒng shì duì rén wēi xiào

    He is very polite and always smiles at people.

  • 2 容貌 róng mào — appearance HSK 7
    • 容 countenance, facial expression
    • 貌 appearance, looks
    Example

    岁月改变了他的容貌。

    suì yuè gǎi biàn le tā de róng mào

    Time has changed his appearance.

  • 3 相貌 xiàng mào — appearance HSK 7
    • 相 outward aspect; how one appears to others
    • 貌 physical features; facial characteristics
    Example

    他相貌平平，但很有才华。

    tā xiàng mào píng píng dàn hěn yǒu cái huá

    His appearance is ordinary, but he is very talented.

  • 4 面貌 miàn mào — appearance, look HSK 7
    • 面 face, surface, outward aspect
    • 貌 appearance, looks, features
    Example

    这座城市的面貌焕然一新。

    zhè zuò chéng shì de miàn mào huàn rán yī xīn

    The city's appearance is completely new.

  • 5 风貌 fēng mào — style and features HSK 7
    • 风 style, manner, character
    • 貌 appearance, features, looks
    Example

    这个小镇展现出独特的江南风貌。

    zhè ge xiǎo zhèn zhǎn xiàn chū dú tè de jiāng nán fēng mào

    This small town displays unique Jiangnan style and features.

Structure & writing
1 外 wài — outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)

外 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 夕 xī — evening; sunset (opposite of 朝zhāo)
夕 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
名 míng name; appellation of a person or thing 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里) 多 duō many; much; a large number (opposite of 少/寡) 岁 suì year
HSK 4
夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 奖 jiǎng to reward; to praise 将 jiāng will; about to 梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 餐 cān to eat (a meal)
HSK 5
怨 yuàn resentment; hatred 浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste
HSK 6
酱 jiàng fermented paste condiment made from beans or wheat (e.g. yellow bean paste, sweet bean paste)
HSK 7
桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 罗 luó net for catching birds
1.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods
Xpinyin
卜 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location
HSK 4
盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals
HSK 5
卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
HSK 6
扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood
HSK 7
仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

Stroke order

2 貌 mào — appearance, looks
貌 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
藐 miǎo small; tiny

consists of

2.1 豸 zhì — legless creature; creeping insect as in ancient texts
豸 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 7
豹 bào leopard; panther
2.2 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)
白 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action
HSK 3
怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water
HSK 4
貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 6
皇 huáng monarch; emperor 迫 pò to compel; to force
HSK 7
伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 卑 bēi low; lowly 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock
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皂 zào black (color) 皆 jiē all; everyone 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)
2.3 儿 ér — male (of animals)
儿 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 3
养 yǎng to provide for; to support financially
HSK 4
允 yǔn to agree, to approve 兄 xiōng older brother 免 miǎn to remove; to eliminate 竟 jìng to end; to finish 貌 mào appearance, looks
HSK 5
匹 pǐ to match, to equal, to be comparable to

Stroke order