像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) syn 开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 夫 fú (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion) syn 色 sè color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex 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 最初 zuì chū first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally 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 初步 chū bù initial / preliminary / tentative syn 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 初期 chū qī initial stage / beginning period syn 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 打响 打響 dǎ xiǎng to start shooting or firing / to win an initial success / to succeed (of a plan) 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 初始 chū shǐ initial / starting (point) syn 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 起价 起價 qǐ jià initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer) / prices starting from 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 订金 訂金 dìng jīn an initial payment / earnest money / deposit 神态 神態 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien syn 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) 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 五音 wǔ yīn five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1] 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 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 萌生 méng shēng to burgeon / to produce / to conceive / to be in the initial stage syn 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 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 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 初赛 初賽 chū sài preliminary contest / initial heats of a competition 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 声母 聲母 shēng mǔ the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable / the phonetic component of a phono-semantic compound character (e.g. the component 青[qing1] in 清[qing1]) 形貌 xíng mào appearance syn 音韵 音韻 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme 韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang") 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 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 首字母 shǒu zì mǔ initial letters 英武 yīng wǔ soldierly / martial (appearance) syn 媚态 媚態 mèi tài seductive appearance / fawning manner 清零 淸零 qīng líng to restore sth to its initial state / to reset (an odometer etc) / to empty (a bank account) / to eradicate (a disease) / (computing) to clear (memory) / to zero (a hard drive) 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 双拼 雙拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 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 