What does 烘托 mean in Chinese?
烘托 (hōngtuō) means background (of a painting).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
烘托
background (of a painting)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
background (of a painting)
02
backdrop
03
a foil (to set off something to advantage)
04
to offset (something to advantage)
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 烘托
How do you pronounce 烘托?
烘托 is pronounced hōngtuō.
Is 烘托 an HSK word?
烘托 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 烘托?
烘托 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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