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美容

měiróng

beauty treatment; cosmetology

A person lies relaxed with a face mask and cucumber slices
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Characters in this word

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

容 róng

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 容

Example phrases

  • 她选择医学美容前,先咨询了独立医生,而不是只听广告宣传。 Tā xuǎnzé yīxué měiróng qián, xiān zīxún le dúlì yīshēng, ér bú shì zhǐ tīng guǎnggào xuānchuán. Before choosing medical beauty treatment, she first consulted an independent doctor rather than just listening to advertisements.
  • 她每个月都去美容院做一次脸部护理。 Tā měi ge yuè dōu qù měiróngyuàn zuò yí cì liǎnbù hùlǐ. Every month she goes to a beauty salon for a facial treatment.
  • 多喝水、早点睡,比花钱美容更有效。 Duō hē shuǐ, zǎodiǎn shuì, bǐ huā qián měiróng gèng yǒuxiào. Drinking more water and sleeping earlier is more effective than spending money on beauty treatments.

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