Chinese word

时髦

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí máo

Meaning

  • adjectivestylish

Example

她穿得很时髦。tā chuān de hěn shí máo

She dresses very stylishly.

Illustration for 时髦 (stylish)

More examples

这件外套看起来很时髦，很适合晚上的活动。zhè jiàn wài tào kàn qǐ lái hěn shí máo hěn shì hé wǎn shàng de huó dòng

This coat looks very stylish and is perfect for evening activities.

Core concept

An appearance that signals the current trend and feels fresh, polished, and right for its time.

Common phrases

  • 很时髦hěn shí máo

    very stylish

  • 打扮得很时髦dǎ bàn de hěn shí máo

    dress very stylishly

  • 显得时髦xiǎn de shí máo

    look stylish

Similar words

时尚shí shàng: Having a fashionable, refined appearance that gives a polished impression.
摩登mó dēng: Having a modern style or atmosphere shaped by current fashion.
新潮xīn cháo: Having a fresh, unconventional style with new and fashionable elements.

Definition in Chinese

表示某人或某物的外观、打扮符合当前潮流，短期内被认为时尚或有格调，常用于评价造型。biǎo shì mǒu rén huò mǒu wù de wài guān dǎ bàn fú hé dāng qián cháo liú duǎn qī nèi bèi rèn wéi shí shàng huò yǒu gé diào cháng yòng yú píng jià zào xíng

Word origin

时髦 (shímáo, "stylish") is built from 时 (shí, "current") and 髦 (máo, "long hair"), a concrete reference to appearance that developed into the idea of being in fashion.

Usage tips

  • Its praise is time-sensitive: a look described this way may stop receiving the label when the trend changes, even if it remains neat or attractive.

Other meanings

  • cooladjective
  • fashionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 时髦性shí máo xìngstylishnessnoun
  • 时髦感shí máo gǎnsense of stylenoun

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