mào

countenance, appearance

HSK 4 #1595

DEFINITIONS

貌 mào
  • appearance

STROKES

WORDS

lǐ mào courtesy; manners
róng mào one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
miàn mào appearance; face; features; CL:個|个[ge4]
似 mào sì to appear to be; to seem as if
měi mào good looks; beauty; good-looking
wài mào profile; appearance
xiàng mào appearance
yuán mào the original form
fēng mào style; manner; ethos
quán mào complete picture; full view
jiù mào old look; former appearance
不扬 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
dì mào relief; landform (geology)
合神离 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
tǐ mào appearance
pǐn mào behavior and appearance
xíng mào appearance
xiào mào smiling face
丹霞地 dān xiá dì mào Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)
人不可相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom); you can't judge a book by its cover; often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
人不可相,海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
保持原 bǎo chí yuán mào to preserve the original form
xiàng mào variant of 相貌[xiang4 mao4]
不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
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