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HSK
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
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  *像* | 像* | *像
to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
HSK 2
phenomenon / CL: 個|个, 種|种 / appearance
HSK 3
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  *色* | 色* | *色
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex
HSK 4
appearance / manner / pattern / model
HSK 2
color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
HSK 2
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  *樣* | 樣* | *樣
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
HSK 6
outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
external / outside / outward appearance
HSK 7-9
surface / face / outside / appearance
HSK 3
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  *相* | 相* | *相
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
outer clothing / semblance / appearance
HSK 6
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify
HSK 6
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
to model; to shape / appearance; style; design; form; pose
HSK 4
to describe / (literary) countenance; appearance
HSK 4
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  *容* | 容* | *容
to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance
appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
HSK 7-9
dignity; prestige; face / honorable; creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
HSK 7-9
character; moral strength; integrity / (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
HSK 7-9
face; features / appearance; look
HSK 5
outward appearance
HSK 6
profile / appearance
HSK 7-9
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
elegant appearance / dignity
(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
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  *勢* | 勢* | *勢
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
HSK 6
to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate
HSK 7-9
to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for
not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
false appearance / facade
appearance / to appear
HSK 7-9
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)
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  *峰* | 峰* | *峰
(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels
one's appearance / one's aspect / looks / features
uninvited (guest) / unexpected (appearance) / unwanted presence
appearance / view / abiding impression
to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed / with fangs bared
appearance
to change (appearance) / to change shape
appearance
special guest performer (in a show) / special guest appearance (in film credits)
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相海水不可斗量
appearance fee
grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance
appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances
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  *象* | 象* | *象
elephant / CL: 隻|只 / shape / form / appearance / to imitate
to make an appearance in court
appearance of a city
appearance
similar in shape and appearance
ferocious appearance
appearance; manifestation
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  *儀* | 儀* | *儀
apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony
style of dress / one's appearance
to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
soldierly / martial (appearance)
to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc)
HSK 7-9
appearance / looks / profile / countenance
HSK 7-9
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies) / period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc) / lull / hiatus
condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
behavior and appearance
to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
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  *冶* | 冶* | *冶
to smelt / to cast / seductive in appearance
arrogant appearance / smug appearance / to act condescending / to put on airs
to act young / to affect a youthful appearance
(a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase
lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental
outward appearance / demeanor
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
(slang) (of a young man) sweet and boyish in appearance / having soft, feminine features
banana person (yellow outside, white inside) / mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans / Westernized person of Asian appearance
brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
to maintain a youthful appearance
appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
HSK 7-9
appearance
lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
appearance / facial features
look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented
looks / appearance
seductive appearance / fawning manner
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  *呈* | 呈* | *呈
to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)
(of an animal) appearance or color of coat
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  *姿* | 姿* | *姿
beauty / disposition / looks / appearance
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时, i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance
old look / former appearance
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  *貌* | 貌* | *貌
(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
former appearance / what it used to look like
voice and features / (sb's) appearance

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