Chinese word

半透明

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn tòu míng

Meaning

  • adjectivesee-through

Example

这件衣服有点半透明，要穿打底衫。zhè jiàn yī fú yóu diǎn bàn tòu míng yào chuān dá dǐ shān

This garment is a little see-through, so an undershirt is needed.

Illustration for 半透明 (see-through)

More examples

超市里的蔬菜用半透明的包装袋装着，能看到里面的菜。chāo shì lǐ de shū cài yòng bàn tòu míng de bāo zhuāng dài zhuāng zhe néng kàn dào lǐ miàn de cài

At the supermarket, the vegetables are packed in a translucent bag, so you can see the vegetables inside.

Core concept

Forms a light-filtering middle ground where shapes show through but fine details disappear.

Common phrases

  • 半透明的塑料袋bàn tòu míng de sù liào dài

    translucent plastic bag

  • 半透明的包装袋bàn tòu míng de bāo zhuāng dài

    translucent packaging bag

  • 半透明的玻璃杯bàn tòu míng de bō lí bēi

    translucent glass cup

Similar words

透明tòu míng: Lets light through almost completely, making what is inside easy to see.
不透明bú tòu míng: Lets no light through, leaving anything behind it hidden from view.
模糊mó hú: Looking blurry because the outlines or small details are difficult to make out.
朦胧méng lóng: Looking misty or softly blurred, with a faintly unclear outline.

Definition in Chinese

允许光线部分透过，透过的物体呈现模糊的轮廓或光影而非清晰细节，属于透明与不透明之间的视觉效果。yún xǔ guāng xiàn bù fèn tòu guò tòu guò de wù tǐ chéng xiàn mó hú de lún kuò huò guāng yǐng ér fēi qīng xī xì jié shǔ yú tòu míng yǔ bú tòu míng zhī jiān de shì jué xiào guǒ

Word origin

半 (bàn, "half") + 透 (tòu, "pass through") + 明 (míng, "clear") names something that is partly transparent rather than fully clear, so shapes can be seen without fine details.

Usage tips

  • With 有点 (yǒudiǎn, "a little"), this adjective gives a measured description of how much a material reveals instead of making an absolute claim.

Other meanings

  • show throughverb
  • translucencynoun

Opposites

  • 不透明bú tòu míngopaqueadjective

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