显得

xiǎn de · xian de

Traditional 顯得

Meaning

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  1. to seem
  2. to look
  3. to appear
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The yellow wall

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)墙(qiáng)刷成(shuāchéng)白色(báisè)。

    I want to paint the wall white.

  2. Liangliang

    白色(báisè)会(huì)让(ràng)房间(fángjiān)显得(xiǎnde)大(dà)。

    White makes the room look bigger.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)白色(báisè)也(yě)显得(xiǎnde)有点(yǒudiǎn)冷(lěng)。

    But white also looks a bit cold.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)刷成(shuāchéng)黄色(huángsè),显得(xiǎnde)温暖(wēnnuǎn)。

    Then paint it yellow. It will look warm.

  5. Dengdeng

    刷好(shuāhǎo)了(le)。哇(wa),显得(xiǎnde)太(tài)黄(huáng)了(le),像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)大(dà)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    Done. Wow, it looks too yellow, like a big egg.

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2 examples
01

当(dāng)他(tā)问(wèn)起(qǐ)是(shì)谁(shuí)打(dǎ)破(pò)了(le)窗(chuāng)户(hu)时(shí),所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)男(nán)生(shēng)都(dōu)显(xiǎn)得(de)很(hěn)无(wú)辜(gū)。

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)穿(chuān)着(zhe)高(gāo)跟(gēn)鞋(xié),这(zhè)样(yàng)显(xiǎn)得(de)更(gèng)高(gāo)一(yì)些(xiē)。

She wears high heels to make herself look taller.

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

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