Chinese word

打扮

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ bàn

Meaning

  • verbdress up

Example

她今天打扮得很漂亮。tā jīn tiān dǎ bàn de hěn piào liàng

She is dressed up very nicely today.

Illustration for 打扮 (dress up)

More examples

节日里大家喜欢把自己打扮成古装。jié rì lǐ dà jiā xǐ huān bǎ zì jǐ dǎ bàn chéng gǔ zhuāng

During festivals, everyone likes to dress up in period costume.

Core concept

Shapes the outside of a person into a more attractive or occasion-appropriate appearance by adding or arranging visible details.

Common phrases

  • 打扮漂亮dǎ bàn piào liàng

    dress up nicely

  • 打扮成...dǎ bàn chéng

    dress up as ___

  • 打扮得体dǎ bàn dé tǐ

    dress appropriately

Similar words

化妆huà zhuāng: Applying makeup to the face to make its features look more attractive.
装扮zhuāng bàn: Arranging clothing or hair to create a chosen look, mood, or role.
穿着chuān zhe: Wearing clothes or shoes to create a neat or suitable appearance.
修饰xiū shì: Decorating or adjusting details of the face or clothing to make them look better.

Definition in Chinese

通过穿衣、化妆、配饰等手段改变或修饰外表，使之更美化或更合乎场合要求。tōng guò chuān yī huà zhuāng pèi shì děng shǒu duàn gǎi biàn huò xiū shì wài biǎo shǐ zhī gèng měi huà huò gèng hé hū chǎng hé yāo qiú

Word origin

In 打 (dǎ, "do") + 扮 (bàn, "dress up"), 打 contributes an action and 扮 contributes the idea of putting on an outward appearance, yielding 打扮 (dǎbàn, "dress up").

Usage tips

  • The word covers more than clothing in everyday speech, so context can make makeup, hair, or accessories the main focus rather than the clothes themselves.

Other meanings

  • put on makeupverb
  • groomingnoun

Word lists with this word