像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) syn 样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance / manner / pattern / model syn 象 xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate syn 样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn 表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression / to express one's feelings syn 颜色 顏色 yán sè color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff syn 相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) syn 色 sè color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 表面 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance syn 形容 xíng róng to describe / (literary) countenance / appearance syn 形式 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 现象 現象 xiàn xiàng phenomenon / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] / appearance syn 外表 wài biǎo external / outside / outward appearance syn 呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate syn 模样 模樣 mú yàng look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL:個|个[ge4] / also pr. [mo2 yang4] syn 长相 長相 zhǎng xiàng appearance / looks / profile / countenance syn 体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity / prestige / face / honorable / creditable / (of sb's appearance) presentable / respectable syn 纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 美容 měi róng to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) / to make oneself more attractive / to beautify syn 外衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance syn 洋娃娃 yáng wá wa doll (of Western appearance) 出演 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc) syn 显现 顯現 xiǎn xiàn appearance / to appear syn 假象 jiǎ xiàng false appearance / facade 面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 外貌 wài mào profile / appearance syn 相貌 xiàng mào appearance syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 仪表 儀表 yí biǎo appearance / bearing / meter (i.e. measuring instrument) syn 容貌 róng mào one's appearance / one's aspect / looks / features syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 面容 miàn róng appearance / facial features syn 面目 miàn mù appearance / facial features / look syn 改观 改觀 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view syn 人品 rén pǐn character / moral strength / integrity / (coll.) looks / appearance / bearing syn 猥琐 猥瑣 wěi suǒ wretched (esp. appearance) / vulgar syn 面貌 miàn mào face / features / appearance / look / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 嘴脸 嘴臉 zuǐ liǎn features, face (esp. derogatorily) / look / appearance / countenance 表象 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation 变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape syn 外观 外觀 wài guān outward appearance 赏光 賞光 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up syn 堂堂 táng táng grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance syn 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 颐指气使 頤指氣使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom) / to signal orders by facial gesture / arrogant and bossy syn 神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn 五官 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 里子 裡子 lǐ zi lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance) 不修边幅 不修邊幅 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner syn 面纸 面紙 miàn zhǐ facial tissue / kleenex 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance syn 市容 shì róng appearance of a city 毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat 仪容 儀容 yí róng appearance syn 面相 miàn xiàng facial features / appearence / physiognomy syn 脸谱 臉譜 liǎn pǔ types of facial makeup in operas 看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features syn 妖气 妖氣 yāo qì sinister appearance / monster-like appearance 外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom) syn 旧貌 舊貌 jiù mào old look / former appearance syn 眉眼 méi yǎn brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance syn 貌合神离 貌合神離 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement syn 凶相 兇相 xiōng xiàng ferocious appearance syn 体貌 體貌 tǐ mào appearance 养颜 養顏 yǎng yán to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance 形貌 xíng mào appearance syn 观瞻 觀瞻 guān zhān appearance / view / abiding impression syn 花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance syn 音容 yīn róng voice and features / (sb's) appearance 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 面膜 miàn mó facial mask / cleanser / face pack / facial (treatment) 面瘫 面癱 miàn tān facial nerve paralysis 外观设计 外觀設計 wài guān shè jì look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented 品相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 形似 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance syn 样貌 樣貌 yàng mào appearance / manifestation 面霜 miàn shuāng facial cream (cosmetics) 英武 yīng wǔ soldierly / martial (appearance) syn 贴膜 貼膜 tiē mó protective or tinted film (for LCD screens, car windows etc) / facial mask (cosmetics) 洗面 xǐ miàn facial cleansing 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom) / to discern what sb thinks from his body language syn 媚态 媚態 mèi tài seductive appearance / fawning manner 貌相 mào xiàng appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances 出场费 出場費 chū chǎng fèi appearance fee 穿着打扮 穿著打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance 姿容 zī róng looks / appearance syn 人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] 书卷气 書卷氣 shū juàn qì scholarly flavor / educated appearance syn 面黄肌瘦 面黃肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance syn 脸膛 臉膛 liǎn táng facial contour / facial shape syn 由表及里 由表及裡 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance 