Chinese word

装饰

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuāng shì

Meaning

  • verbdecorate

Example

她把房间装饰得很漂亮。tā bǎ fáng jiān zhuāng shì de hěn piào liàng

She decorated the room beautifully.

Illustration for 装饰 (decorate)

More examples

婚礼前，他们忙着用鲜花装饰门口。hūn lǐ qián tā men máng zhe yòng xiān huā zhuāng shì mén kǒu

Before the wedding, they were busy decorating the doorway with fresh flowers.

Core concept

Add visible details to a thing or space so its appearance takes on a chosen look.

Common phrases

  • 装饰墙壁zhuāng shì qiáng bì

    decorate the walls

  • 装饰门口zhuāng shì mén kǒu

    decorate the doorway

  • 装饰蛋糕zhuāng shì dàn gāo

    decorate the cake

Similar words

布置bù zhì: Sets furniture and decorative items in suitable positions so a space looks orderly and works well.
摆设bǎi shè: Sets out furniture or decorative items to shape the look and feeling of a room or place.
装扮zhuāng bàn: Makes a person or object look different and more attractive through clothes, makeup, or adornments.
美化měi huà: Improves the beauty or apparent quality of something through changes to its look or presentation.

Definition in Chinese

在物体、建筑、衣物等表面添加装饰性元素，从而改变或提升其视觉效果的动作。zài wù tǐ jiàn zhù yī wù děng biǎo miàn tiān jiā zhuāng shì xìng yuán sù cóng ér gǎi biàn huò tí shēng qí shì jué xiào guǒ de dòng zuò

Word origin

装饰 (zhuāngshì, "to decorate") combines 装 (zhuāng, "to put in place") with 饰 (shì, "to adorn"), linking decoration with adding adornments to an existing thing.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, a common result-complement pattern places the object before the verb and follows it with an adjective, so one sentence shows both what receives the decoration and the resulting look.

Other meanings

  • decorationnoun

Opposites

  • 拆掉chāi diàodismantleverb

Related words

  • 装饰材料zhuāng shì cái liàodecorative materialnoun
  • 装饰效果zhuāng shì xiào guǒdecorative effectnoun

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