衬托

衬托 chèntuō in a sentence

Set off

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

衬托 (chèntuō) means Set off. Below are 2 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

绿叶 衬托 着红花,格外好看。

Lǜ yè chèntuōzhe hóng huā, géwài hǎokàn.

The green leaves set off the red flowers beautifully.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衬托

配角的表演 衬托 出了主角的性格。

Pèijué de biǎoyǎn chèntuō chū le zhǔjué de xìnggé.

The supporting actor's performance brought out the lead's character.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衬托

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How is 衬托 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 衬托 (chèntuō, "Set off"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 衬托 an HSK word?

Yes — 衬托 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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