样子 yàngzi in a sentence
Appearance (expression - pattern - looks)
样子 (yàngzi) means Appearance (expression - pattern - looks). Below are 9 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
这个杯子的 样子 很好看。
Zhège bēizi de yàngzi hěn hǎokàn.
This cup has a nice shape.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 样子
请照着这个 样子 做。
Qǐng zhào zhe zhège yàngzi zuò.
Please do it according to this model.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 照
请形容一下他的 样子 。
Qǐng xíngróng yíxià tā de yàngzi.
Please describe what he looks like.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形容
他转身走了， 样子 很潇洒。
Tā zhuǎnshēn zǒu le, yàngzi hěn xiāosǎ.
He turned and walked away with an easy air.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潇洒
岁月改变了这座小城的 样子 。
Suìyuè gǎibiàn le zhè zuò xiǎochéng de yàngzi.
The years have changed the look of this little town.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 岁月
他把房间还原成了原来的 样子 。
Tā bǎ fángjiān huányuán chéng le yuánlái de yàngzi.
He restored the room to the way it had been.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 还原
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From the graded readers
我从来没见过她这么年轻的 样子 。
wǒ cónglái méi jiànguò tā zhème niánqīng de / dì yàngzi.
I had never seen her looking that young.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
我忽然明白，时间带走的不只是 样子 。
wǒ hūrán míngbai, shíjiān dàizǒu de / dì bùzhǐ shì yàngzi.
I suddenly understood that what time takes away isn't only how you look.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
Questions about 样子
How is 样子 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 样子 (yàngzi, "Appearance (expression - pattern - 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?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 样子 an HSK word?
Yes — 样子 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 样子?
The dictionary page for 样子 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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