造型

zào xíng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to model
2. to shape
3. appearance
4. style
5. design
6. form
7. pose

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 款式 kuǎn shì 款式 kuǎn shì pattern 侧重风格、样式的方面: pattern
• 设计 shè jì 设计 shè jì to design; to plan 侧重规划与创意: to design; to plan

Synonyms

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• 塑造 sù zào 塑造 sù zào to model 用于艺术创作或工业设计中制作立体形状: to model

Usage notes

Collocations

造型常与动词'摆'搭配，如'摆造型'表示做出特定的姿势或形状，用于拍照或展示时。

Common mistakes

造型 is often mistakenly used to mean 'model' (as in a person who poses for photos). In Chinese, that sense is 模特.

Example Sentences

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这位艺术家喜欢用黏土 造型 。

This artist likes to model with clay.

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Words Containing 造型

• 凹造型 凹造型 āo zào xíng: (coll.) to strike a pose
• 摆造型 摆造型 bǎi zào xíng: to pose (for a picture)
• 造型师 造型师 zào xíng shī: stylist (fashion)
• 造型服装 造型服装 zào xíng fú zhuāng: costume
• 造型气球 造型气球 zào xíng qì qiú: balloon modeling
• 造型艺术 造型艺术 zào xíng yì shù: visual arts
• 造型蛋糕 造型蛋糕 zào xíng dàn gāo: custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)
• 造型跳伞 造型跳伞 zào xíng tiào sǎn: formation skydiving

Child Words of 造型

• 型 型 xíng: type
• 造 造 zào: to make