烘托 hōng tuō

to offset (something to advantage)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 50510th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to offset (something to advantage)
  2. 2. a foil (to set off something to advantage)
  3. 3. backdrop
  4. 4. background (of a painting)

Characters

Character Meaning
烘 hōng HSK 6
to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
托 tuō HSK 5
to entrust; to be entrusted with; to trust