fǎn​chèn

to set off by contrast

  • created reference approved 反衬/反襯 → 衬托/襯托 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反衬 / 反襯 fǎn​chèn

    衬托 / 襯托 chèn​tuō

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 反衬/反襯 · fǎn​chèn · to set off by contrast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反衬 / 反襯

    fǎn​chèn

    to set off by contrast

    To use opposite people or things to highlight the qualities of something; to serve as a foil to

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 衬 (literal) → 衬/襯 · chèn · to set off

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  • created sense approved 反衬/反襯 · fǎn​chèn · foil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反衬 / 反襯

    fǎn​chèn

    foil

    A person or thing that serves as a contrast to someone or something else; a rhetorical device using contrast for emphasis

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 衬 (literal) → 衬/襯 · chèn · to set off

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense