Chinese word

化妆

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà zhuāng

Meaning

  • verbput on makeup

Example

她每天早上都要化妆。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào huà zhuāng

She puts on makeup every morning.

Illustration for 化妆 (put on makeup)

More examples

她在镜子前认真地化妆。tā zài jìng zi qián rèn zhēn dì huà zhuāng

She carefully applies makeup in front of the mirror.

Core concept

Changing the face with cosmetics to create a chosen appearance.

Common phrases

  • 给妈妈化妆gěi mā mā huà zhuāng

    put makeup on mom

  • 学会化妆xué huì huà zhuāng

    learn to apply makeup

  • 在镜子前化妆zài jìng zi qián huà zhuāng

    apply makeup in front of the mirror

Similar words

上妆shàng zhuāng: Putting makeup on the face as part of getting ready.
打扮dǎ bàn: Arranging clothing, hair, or makeup to make the overall appearance look better.

Definition in Chinese

用化妆品在面部做修饰，使外表看起来更美或更符合场合的要求。yòng huà zhuāng pǐn zài miàn bù zuò xiū shì shǐ wài biǎo kàn qǐ lái gèng měi huò gèng fú hé chǎng hé de yāo qiú

Word origin

化 (huà, "change") + 妆 (zhuāng, "makeup or adornment") forms a verb for changing one's appearance through adornment.

Usage tips

  • English makeup can name the cosmetics themselves, but 化妆 (huàzhuāng, "put on makeup") names the action, so it is used as a verb.

Opposites

  • 卸妆xiè zhuāngtake off makeupverb

Related words

  • 化妆品huà zhuāng pǐncosmeticsnoun
  • 化妆师huà zhuāng shīmakeup artistnoun
  • 化妆包huà zhuāng bāocosmetics bagnoun

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