Miaozi

相

xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ
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TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    appearance

  2. 2

    portrait

  3. 3

    picture

  4. 4

    government minister

  5. 5

    (physics) phase

  6. 6

    (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)

  7. 7

    to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

Examples

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Smith 先生和我是老相識。

Mr Smith and I have been acquainted with each other for a long time.

他買了部不錯的相機給我。

He bought me a nice camera.

父親買了部相機給我。

Dad bought me a camera.

我覺得很難和他相處。

I found it difficult to get along with him.

這是部不錯的相機。

This is a nice camera.

Characters

Character breakdown

木

mù

surname Mu

Related

Related: 相

互相

hù xiāng

each other

亮相

liàng xiàng

to strike a pose (Chinese opera)

照相

zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

相互

xiāng hù

each other

相仿

xiāng fǎng

similar

相似

xiāng sì

similar; alike

相信

xiāng xìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

相传

xiāng chuán

to pass on

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