显得

显得 xiǎnde in a sentence

Appears (seems - looks)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 13 sentences

显得 (xiǎnde) means Appears (seems - looks). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他今天 显得 有点累。

Tā jīntiān xiǎnde yǒudiǎn lèi.

He seems a little tired today.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显得

穿这件衣服 显得 很年轻。

Chuān zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde hěn niánqīng.

Wearing this makes you look young.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显得

这种笑容 显得 很虚伪。

Zhè zhǒng xiàoróng xiǎnde hěn xūwěi.

That kind of smile looks quite false.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪

他最近 显得 有些忧郁。

Tā zuìjìn xiǎnde yǒuxiē yōuyù.

He has seemed rather melancholy lately.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忧郁

他穿上制服 显得 很威风。

Tā chuān shàng zhìfú xiǎnde hěn wēifēng.

In uniform he cuts an imposing figure.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 威风

夏天的夜晚 显得 格外短促。

Xiàtiān de yèwǎn xiǎnde géwài duǎncù.

Summer nights seem particularly fleeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 短促

冬天的海边 显得 格外荒凉。

Dōngtiān de hǎibiān xiǎnde géwài huāngliáng.

The seaside in winter looks especially bleak.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉

冬天的老屋 显得 格外凄凉。

Dōngtiān de lǎowū xiǎnde géwài qīliáng.

The old house looks especially desolate in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凄凉

没睡好,他 显得 无精打采。

Méi shuì hǎo, tā xiǎnde wújīngdǎcǎi.

Having slept badly, he looked dispirited.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无精打采

第一次上台,他 显得 有些胆怯。

Dì yī cì shàngtái, tā xiǎnde yǒuxiē dǎnqiè.

Going on stage for the first time, he seemed a little timid.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 胆怯

第一次见面,他 显得 有些拘束。

Dì yī cì jiànmiàn, tā xiǎnde yǒuxiē jūshù.

At their first meeting he seemed rather ill at ease.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拘束

淋了一场雨,他 显得 十分狼狈。

Lín le yì chǎng yǔ, tā xiǎnde shífēn lángbèi.

Caught in the rain, he looked thoroughly bedraggled.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 狼狈

没有事实支持的解释 显得 非常苍白。

Méiyǒu shìshí zhīchí de jiěshì xiǎnde fēicháng cāngbái.

An explanation with no facts behind it sounds utterly feeble.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苍白

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How is 显得 used in a sentence?

This page shows 13 sentences using 显得 (xiǎnde, "Appears (seems - looks)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 显得 an HSK word?

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

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