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化妆 (huà zhuāng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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化妆 (huà zhuāng): Make up (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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化妆 consists of 2 characters.

to change, transform, convert

to adorn oneself, to apply makeup

How to Use 化妆 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 化妆 with other words naturally.

Auxiliary Verb + Verbwith会

huì会

huà化

zhuāng妆

neutralSpoken

know how to put on makeup

Adjective + Nounwith包

huà化

zhuāng妆

bāo包

neutral

makeup bag

Noun + Nounwith师

huà化

zhuāng妆

shī师

neutral

makeup artist

Verb + Objectwith浓妆

huà化

nóng浓

zhuāng妆

neutral

wear heavy makeup

Verb + Verbwith打扮

huà化

zhuāng妆

dǎ打

ban扮

Example Sentences with 化妆

tā她

měi每

tiān天

huà化

zhuāng妆

。

She puts on makeup every day.

neutral

put on makeup and dress up

tā她

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

dōu都

yào要

huà化

zhuāng妆

，

zhè这

ràng让

tā她

gǎn感

jué觉

gèng更

zì自

xìn信

。

She puts on makeup every morning, which makes her feel more confident.

tā她

huà化

zhuāng妆

de的

jì技

shù术

fēi非

cháng常

gāo高

chāo超

，

jī几

hū乎

kàn看

bù不

chū出

rèn任

hé何

xiá瑕

cī疵

。

Her makeup skills are so superb that almost no flaws can be seen.

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zài在

zhèng正

shì式

chǎng场

hé合

，

dé得

tǐ体

de的

huà化

zhuāng妆

shì是

duì对

tā他

rén人

de的

yì一

zhǒng种

zūn尊

zhòng重

。

In formal occasions, appropriate makeup is a form of respect for others.

mā妈

mā妈

chū出

mén门

qián前

huì会

huà化

zhuāng妆

。

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā她

jīn今

tiān天

huà

yóu由

yú于

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

tā她

jīn今

tiān

wèi为

le了

cān参

jiā加

wǎn晚

huì会

，

tā她

jīng精

xīn

tā她

yì一

biān边

huà化

zhuāng妆

，

yì一

biān边

tīng听

zhe

Mom puts on makeup before going out.

化

zhuāng妆

de的

fēng风

gé格

yǒu有

xiē些

tè特

bié别

ma吗

？

Don't you think her makeup style today is somewhat special?

天

zǎo早

shàng上

gēn根

běn本

méi没

lái来

de得

jí及

huà化

zhuāng妆

。

Due to the tight schedule, she simply didn't have time to put on makeup this morning.

心

huà化

zhuāng妆

le了

yí一

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

To attend the party, she spent an hour carefully applying makeup.

着

bō播

kè客

，

chōng充

fèn分

lì利

yòng用

le了

zǎo早

chén晨

de的

shí时

jiān间

。

She applied makeup while listening to a podcast, making full use of her morning time.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 化妆.

Words with 化

变化biàn huàHSK 3
文化wén huàHSK 3
优化yōu huà
僵化jiāng huà
净化jìng huà
分化fēn huà
化学huà xué
化石huà shí

Words with 妆

嫁妆jià zhuang