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外貌 (wài mào): Appearance / facial features (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wài
外
outside
貌 • mào • appearance, looks, form
mào
貌
appearance, looks, form
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 外貌.
Words with
外
外边
wài bian
outside
外国
wài guó
foreign (country)
外面
wài miàn
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
以外
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yǐ wài
apart from
外卖
wài mài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
外地
wài dì
parts of the country other than where one is
外语
wài yǔ
foreign language
另外
lìng wài
another
Words with
貌
礼貌
lǐ mào
courtesy; politeness
容貌
róng mào
appearance; looks
面貌
miàn mào
face; features; looks
相貌
xiàng mào
appearance
风貌
fēng mào
Style / Features
原貌
yuán mào
original appearance
美貌
měi mào
beauty
貌似
mào sì
seemingly; apparently
4.
How to Use 外貌 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
英俊
yīng
英
jùn
俊
de
的
wài
外
mào
貌
neutral
handsome appearance
Verb + Object
gǎi
改
biàn
变
wài
外
mào
貌
neutral
Idiom
with
协会
wài
外
mào
貌
xié
协
huì
会
Subject + Verb
with
出众
wài
外
mào
貌
chū
出
zhòng
众
5.
Example Sentences with 外貌
tā
她
de
的
wài
外
mào
貌
hěn
很
piào
漂
liàng
change one's appearance
zhù
注
zhòng
重
wài
外
mào
貌
formal
pay attention to appearance
informal
Spoken
looks-obsessed person
formal
outstanding appearance
亮
。
Her appearance is very beautiful.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
wài
外
mào
貌
chū
出
zhòng
众
，
dàn
但
tā
他
gèng
更
xī
希
wàng
望
rén
人
men
们
guān
关
zhù
注
tā
他
de
的
nèi
内
zài
在
cái
才
huá
华
。
Despite his outstanding appearance, he prefers people to focus on his inner talents.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
chǎng
场
hé
合
，
dé
得
tǐ
体
de
的
wài
外
mào
貌
wǎng
往
wǎng
往
néng
能
gěi
给
rén
人
liú
留
xià
下
liáng
良
hǎo
好
de
的
dì
第
yī
一
yìn
印
xiàng
象
。
In formal settings, a proper appearance often leaves a good first impression.
wài
外
mào
貌
bú
不
shì
是
zuì
最
zhòng
重
yào
要
de
的
，
xìng
性
gé
格
gèng
更
zhòng
重
yào
要
。
Appearance is not the most important thing; personality is more important.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
rèn
认
wéi
为
yí
一
gè
个
rén
人
de
的
wài
外
mào
貌
néng
能
wán
完
quán
全
fǎn
反
yìng
映
qí
其
xìng
性
gé
格
ma
吗
？
Do you really think a person's appearance can fully reflect their personality?
