HSK 5 · Verbs

形容 xíngróng “to describe” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 形容 means

  1. to describe

How to say 形容

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale形xíng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale容róng2nd tone, rising

形容 in a sentence

  1. 你知道我朋友怎么形容我？

    Nǐ zhīdao wǒ péngyou zěnme xíngróng wǒ?

    Do you know how my friends describe me?

    Sentence #1524448 from Tatoeba

  2. 这个形容词是用来形容女人的。

    Zhè ge xíngróngcí shì yònglái xíngróng nǚrén de.

    This adjective is used to describe women.

    Sentence #1182065 from Tatoeba

  3. 这风景美得无法形容。

    Zhè fēngjǐng měi de wúfǎ xíngróng.

    The scenery was indescribably beautiful.

    Sentence #795259 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 形容 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 形 (xíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
形xíngto appear
  • 开to open · kāi
  • 彡bristle · shān
The character 容 (róng) with each of its parts in a different colour
容róngto hold
  • 宀roof · miánMeaning part
  • 谷valley · gǔ

Memory aidA roof 宀 over a valley 谷, with room to hold things: to contain.

How to write 形容

形 7 strokes · 容 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

形容 (xíngróng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 形容 (xíngróng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 形容

Words with 形

形成xíngchéng · to form形式xíngshì · form形势xíngshì · circumstances形象xíngxiàng · image形状xíngzhuàng · form情形qíngxing · situation形态xíngtài · form

Words with 容

容易róngyì · easy内容nèiróng · content容貌róngmào · looks阵容zhènróng · line-up (of a team or cast)容纳róngnà · to hold从容cóngróng · calm宽容kuānróng · tolerant容忍róngrěn · to tolerate容器róngqì · container刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎn · extremely urgent

More words: Thinking & Talking

想念xiǎngniàn · to miss想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine信任xìnrèn · to trust欣赏xīnshǎng · to appreciate吸取xīqǔ · to absorb叙述xùshù · to relate (a story or information)宣布xuānbù · to declare宣传xuānchuán · to publicise

FAQs

形容 (xíngróng) means “to describe”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xíngróng: xíng with a 2nd tone, then róng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 形容 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingrong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 形容 from the suggestions. Typing xingrong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
形容 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.