hōng​tuō HSK7

to shade the background

  • created reference approved 烘托 → 衬托/襯托 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烘托 hōng​tuō

    衬托 / 襯托 chèn​tuō

    see

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 烘托 → 烘衬/烘襯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烘托 hōng​tuō

    烘衬 / 烘襯 hōng​chèn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 烘托 · hōng​tuō · to shade the background — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烘托

    hōng​tuō

    to shade the background

    to add shading or light color around an object in painting to make it stand out

    烘 (literal) → 烘 · hōng · to set off 托 (literal) → 托 · tuō · to set off

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 烘托 · hōng​tuō · to highlight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烘托

    hōng​tuō

    to highlight

    to use descriptions of background, scenery, or minor characters in writing to make a main subject or theme more prominent

    烘 (literal) → 烘 · hōng · to set off 托 (literal) → 托 · tuō · to set off

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 烘托 · hōng​tuō · to set off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烘托

    hōng​tuō

    to set off

    to make something more prominent or vivid by providing a foil or contrast

    烘 (literal) → 烘 · hōng · to set off 托 (literal) → 托 · tuō · to set off

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

    created sense