Chinese Conversation · Level 50
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Chinese word
美颜
Pronunciation
Pinyinměi yán
Meaning
- verbmake one's face look better
Example
她用这个软件可以美颜。tā yòng zhè ge ruǎn jiàn ké yǐ měi yán
She can make her face look better with this app.
More examples
发自拍前她会给照片美颜。fā zì pāi qián tā huì gěi zhào piān měi yán
Before posting a selfie, she beautifies the photo.
Core concept
A digital touch-up that smooths uneven skin and gives the whole face a more polished look.
Common phrases
给自己美颜gěi zì jǐ měi yán
beautify one's own face
给照片美颜gěi zhào piān měi yán
beautify photos
用滤镜美颜yòng lǜ jìng měi yán
beautify one's face with a filter
Similar words
修图xiū tú: Adjusts the colors, details, or shape of a photo or other image to improve its appearance.
美化měi huà: Processes an image or object to make its overall appearance more attractive.
磨皮mó pí: Smooths rough-looking skin in a photo so that small uneven areas are less noticeable.
Definition in Chinese
指利用软件、相机或滤镜对面部进行实时或后期处理，使皮肤看起来更光滑、色调更均匀、整体更符合审美的操作或功能。zhǐ lì yòng ruǎn jiàn xiàng jī huò lǜ jìng duì miàn bù jìn xíng shí shí huò hòu qī chú lǐ shǐ pí fū kàn qǐ lái gèng guāng huá sè diào gèng jūn yún zhéng tǐ gèng fú hé shén měi de cāo zuò huò gōng néng
Word origin
美颜 (měiyán, "facial beautification") combines 美 (měi, "beautiful") + 颜 (yán, "face"), so its literal idea is making a face appear more beautiful.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the word can name a camera setting as well as the action it performs, so it often appears in conversations about live video, selfies, and photo apps.
Other meanings
- facial beautificationnoun
- beauty filternoun
Related words
- 美颜相机měi yán xiàng jībeauty cameranoun
- 美颜软件měi yán ruǎn jiànbeauty appnoun
- 美颜功能měi yán gōng néngbeauty featurenoun