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| Pronunciation |
: |
shì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- to decorate; to adorn. (v)
- to play a role (in opera). (v)
- to hide; to conceal (a fault). (v)
- to impersonate. (v)
- decoration ; ornament. (n)
- jewellery. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
饣 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
飾 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
4.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
decorate; dress up; embellish |
| 2. |
|
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: |
leave in the dark; cover up |
Sentences:
| 1. The room was elegantly decorated. |
| fáng |
jiān |
zhuāng |
shì |
de |
hěn |
yōu |
yǎ |
。 |
| 房 |
间 |
装 |
饰 |
得 |
很 |
优 |
雅 |
。 |
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| 房间 |
: |
room |
| 装饰 |
: |
decorate |
| 得 |
: |
particle used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 优雅 |
: |
elegant |
|
| 2. The ornaments dangled from the tree. |
| shù |
shàng |
guà |
mǎn |
le |
zhuāng |
shì |
pǐn |
。 |
| 树 |
上 |
挂 |
满 |
了 |
装 |
饰 |
品 |
。 |
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| 树 |
: |
tree |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 挂 |
: |
hang |
| 满 |
: |
full |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 装饰品 |
: |
ornaments |
|
| 3. She tried to gloss over her mistakes. |
| tā |
shì |
tú |
yǎn |
shì |
tā |
de |
cuò |
wù |
。 |
| 她 |
试 |
图 |
掩 |
饰 |
她 |
的 |
错 |
误 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 试图 |
: |
try to |
| 掩饰 |
: |
hide; cover up |
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 错误 |
: |
mistakes |
|
| 4. He was unable to hide his happiness. |
| tā |
yǎn |
shì |
bù |
zhù |
nèi |
xīn |
de |
xǐ |
yuè |
。 |
| 他 |
掩 |
饰 |
不 |
住 |
内 |
心 |
的 |
喜 |
悦 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 掩饰 |
: |
hide; cover up |
| 不住 |
: |
unable to (resist, conceal etc) |
| 内心 |
: |
mind; innermost being |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 喜悦 |
: |
happiness |
|
| 5. The price of this jewellery is too high. |
| zhè |
jiàn |
shǒu |
shì |
de |
jià |
gé |
tài |
gāo |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
件 |
首 |
饰 |
的 |
价 |
格 |
太 |
高 |
了 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 件 |
: |
measure word |
| 首饰 |
: |
jewellery |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 价格 |
: |
price |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 高 |
: |
high |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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