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形象

xíng xiàng · xing xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. image
  2. form
  3. figure
  4. visualization
  5. vivid
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In a conversation

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Slippers to a meeting

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)穿(chuān)拖鞋(tuōxié)去(qù)见(jiàn)客户(kèhù)？

    You are going to meet a client in slippers?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)啊(a)。

    I am comfortable.

  3. Dengdeng

    要(yào)注意(zhùyì)形象(xíngxiàng)！

    Mind your image!

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)形象(xíngxiàng)就是(jiùshì)舒服(shūfu)。

    My image is comfort.

  5. Dengdeng

    客户(kèhù)第一眼(dìyīyǎn)看到(kàndào)的(de)，就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)形象(xíngxiàng)。

    The first thing the client sees is your image.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)换上(huànshàng)皮鞋(píxié)，形象(xíngxiàng)第一(dìyī)。

    Fine. I will change into leather shoes. Image first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)把(bǎ)主(zhǔ)人(rén)公(gōng)的(de)形(xíng)象(xiàng)刻(kè)画(huà)得(de)很(hěn)生(shēng)动(dòng)。

This book portrays the protagonist's image very vividly.

02

他(tā)给(gěi)大(dà)家(jiā)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)诚(chéng)实(shí)可(kě)靠(kào)的(de)形(xíng)象(xiàng)。

He left everyone with the image of being honest and reliable.

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形
xíng

to appear; to look

象
xiàng

elephant; shape

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