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化妆

huà zhuāng · hua zhuang

Traditional 化妝

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to put on makeup
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Dengdeng the grandpa

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)化妆(huàzhuāng)了(le)？

    Dengdeng? Why are you wearing makeup?

  2. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)学校(xuéxiào)演(yǎn)话剧(huàjù)，我(wǒ)演(yǎn)爷爷(yéye)。

    Our school puts on a play today. I play the grandpa.

  3. Liangliang

    化妆(huàzhuāng)用了(yòngle)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long did the makeup take?

  4. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，白(bái)头发(tóufa)是(shì)画(huà)的(de)。

    Two hours. The white hair is painted.

  5. Liangliang

    太(tài)像(xiàng)了(le)！我(wǒ)都(dōu)认不出(rènbùchū)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    So realistic! I cannot even recognize you.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)请(qǐng)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)灯(dēng)爷爷(yéye)。

    Then please call me Grandpa Deng.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

化(huà)妆(zhuāng)太(tài)浓(nóng)的(de)话(huà)脸(liǎn)会(huì)看(kàn)着(zhe)很(hěn)奇(qí)怪(guài)。

A face with too much make up looks strange.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)从(cóng)不(bú)化(huà)妆(zhuāng), 但(dàn)总(zǒng)是(shì)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)迷(mí)人(rén)。

She never wears makeup, but she always looks very charming.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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