烘托
hōngtuō
to set off; to highlight; to provide a foil
Characters in this word
托 tuō
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 乇 to depend on, to entrust with
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 低沉的配乐烘托出纪录片沉重而克制的基调。 Dīchén de pèiyuè hōngtuō chū jìlùpiàn chénzhòng ér kèzhì de jīdiào. The sombre soundtrack brings out the documentary's heavy yet restrained tone.
- 红色的灯笼烘托出节日的热闹气氛。 Hóngsè de dēnglong hōngtuō chū jiérì de rènao qìfēn. Red lanterns set off the lively festive atmosphere.
- 这幅画用深色的背景烘托了花朵的颜色。 Zhè fú huà yòng shēnsè de bèijǐng hōngtuō le huāduǒ de yánsè. The painting uses a dark background to bring out the color of the flowers.
Related words
- 烘 hōng to bake; to heat by fire
- 烘焙 hōngbèi to bake; baking
- 烘干 hōnggān to dry by heating
- 暖烘烘 nuǎnhōnghōng warm and cosy
- 摩托 mótuō motorcycle
- 委托 wěituō to entrust; to ask someone to do something
- 摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
- 托运 tuōyùn to check luggage
- 拜托 bàituō to ask a favour; please
- 衬托 chèntuō to set off; to serve as a foil
- 寄托 jìtuō to place hopes on; to entrust; emotional support
- 托 tuō to support; to entrust; to hold up