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打扮

dǎ ban · da ban

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to decorate
  2. to dress
  3. to make up
  4. to adorn
  5. manner of dressing
  6. style of dress
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Ten years, one photo

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)打扮(dǎban)得(de)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Liangliang, you're dressed up so nicely today!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)打扮(dǎban)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Thanks! I spent an hour getting ready.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)去(qù)约会(yuēhuì)吗(ma)？

    Are you going on a date?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)去(qù)拍(pāi)证件照(zhèngjiànzhào)。

    No, I'm going to take an ID photo.

  5. Dengdeng

    为了(wèile)一(yī)张(zhāng)证件照(zhèngjiànzhào)打扮(dǎban)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    An hour of dressing up for one ID photo?

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)要(yào)用(yòng)十年(shínián)，当然(dāngrán)要(yào)打扮(dǎban)！

    It lasts ten years. Of course I dress up!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)打(dǎ)扮(ban)得(de)很(hěn)漂(piào)亮(liàng)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)去(qù)参(cān)加(jiā)朋(péng)友(you)的(de)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)。

She dressed up beautifully, ready to attend her friend's wedding.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)出(chū)门(mén)前(qián)都(dōu)要(yào)花(huā)时(shí)间(jiān)打(dǎ)扮(ban)。

He spends time getting dressed up before going out every day.

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