显得

显得 xiǎnde

Appears (seems - looks)

显得 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體顯得 xiande

What 显得 means

Appears (seems - looks)

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Character by character

显得 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

显

xiǎn

Prominent (be apparent - display - conspicuous - illustrious)

得

dé / děi / de

Get; Have to (need)

Words that share a character with 显得

How to write 显得

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显得 in a sentence

穿这件衣服显得很年轻。

Chuān zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde hěn niánqīng.

Wearing this makes you look young.

他今天显得有点累。

Tā jīntiān xiǎnde yǒudiǎn lèi.

He seems a little tired today.

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Questions about 显得

What does 显得 mean in English?

显得 is pronounced xiǎnde and means Appears (seems - looks).

How do you pronounce 显得?

显得 is xiǎnde in pinyin — written xiande without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 显得?

显得 is written with 2 characters: 显 (xiǎn) Prominent (be apparent - display - conspicuous - illustrious), 得 (dé / děi / de) Get; Have to (need). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 显得 written in traditional Chinese?

顯得. The simplified form 显得 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 顯得 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiǎnde.

Is 显得 an HSK word?

Yes — 显得 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

下载 xiàzǎi 吓 xià 夏令营 xiàlìngyíng 鲜艳 xiānyàn 显然 xiǎnrán 显示 xiǎnshì 县 xiàn 现代 xiàndài

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