长相 zhǎngxiàng appearance
appearance; looks; profile; countenance
How to remember 长相: 长 long + 相 mutual = appearance.
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How it is used
- 'Looks, facial appearance' of a person - 长相普通 (zhǎngxiàng pǔtōng) ordinary-looking; 长相甜美 (zhǎngxiàng tiánměi) sweet-looking.
- Note the reading zhǎng (长 = grow), not cháng: it's how someone's face 'grew'. Colloquial and everyday.
- Specifically about facial looks; contrast 身材 (shēncái, figure/build) and 外表 (wàibiǎo, overall outward appearance).
Example sentences
- 他的长相与年龄不符。 Tā de zhǎngxiàng yǔ niánlíng bùfú.He doesn't look his age.
- 只凭长相的话很难区分英国人和美国人。 Zhǐ píng zhǎngxiàng dehuà hěnnán qūfēn yīngguórén hé měiguó rén.It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look.