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外貌 (wài mào): Appearance / facial features (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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外貌 consists of 2 characters.

appearance, looks, form

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Pinyinwài mào

MeaningAppearance / facial features

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word外貌

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 外貌.

Words with 外

外边wài bianHSK 1
外国wài guóHSK 2
外面wài miànHSK 2
以外yǐ wàiHSK 3
外卖wài màiHSK 3
外地wài dìHSK 3
外语wài yǔHSK 3
另外lìng wàiHSK 4

Words with 貌

礼貌lǐ màoHSK 4
容貌róng màoHSK 6
面貌miàn màoHSK 6
相貌xiàng màoHSK 7-9
风貌fēng màoHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 外貌 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith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

change one's appearance

Idiomwith协会

wài外

mào貌

xié协

huì会

Subject + Verbwith出众

wài外

mào貌

chū出

zhòng众

4.

Example Sentences with 外貌

tā她

de的

wài外

mào貌

hěn很

piào漂

liàng亮

zhù注

zhòng重

wài外

mào貌

formal

pay attention to appearance

informal

Spoken

looks-obsessed person

formal

outstanding appearance

。

Her appearance is very beautiful.

Tā他

de的

wài外

mào貌

fēi非

cháng常

yīng英

jùn俊

，

gěi给

rén人

liú留

xià下

le了

shēn深

kè刻

de的

yìn印

xiàng象

。

His appearance is very handsome, leaving a deep impression on people.

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?

tā他

cóng从

bù不

yǐ以

mào貌

qǔ取

rén人

，

yīn因

wèi为

wài外

mào貌

bìng并

bù不

néng能

dài代

biǎo表

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

quán全

bù部

。

He never judges by appearance, because looks cannot represent a person entirely.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

zhāo招

pìn聘

shí时

，

huì会

kǎo考

lǜ虑

yìng应

pìn聘

zhě者

de的

wài外

mào貌

shì是

fǒu否

zhěng整

jié洁

dé得

tǐ体

。

When recruiting, this company considers whether the applicant's appearance is neat and appropriate.

rì日

cháng常

jiāo交

wǎng往

zhōng中

，

wài外

mào貌

gù固

rán然

zhòng重

yào要

，

dàn但

zhēn真

chéng诚

de的

jiāo交

liú流

gèng更

wéi为

guān关

jiàn键

。

In daily interactions, appearance is certainly important, but sincere communication is even more crucial.