像 xiàng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 象 elephant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
像样
xiàngyàng
presentable; decent; up to standard
Characters in this word
样 yàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这份报告虽然赶得很急，但论证框架还算像样。 Zhè fèn bàogào suīrán gǎn de hěn jí, dàn lùnzhèng kuàngjià hái suàn xiàngyàng. Although this report was rushed, its argumentative framework is still reasonably decent.
- 我想买一件像样的外套参加面试。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn xiàngyàng de wàitào cānjiā miànshì. I want to buy a decent jacket for the interview.
- 这间屋子太乱了，连个像样的桌子都没有。 Zhè jiān wūzi tài luàn le, lián ge xiàngyàng de zhuōzi dōu méiyǒu. This room is such a mess that it doesn't even have a decent table.
Related words
- 好像 hǎoxiàng seem; be like
- 像 xiàng to look like; like
- 偶像 ǒuxiàng idol
- 摄像 shèxiàng to record video
- 摄像机 shèxiàngjī video camera
- 录像 lùxiàng video recording; to record
- 摄像头 shèxiàngtóu camera
- 图像 túxiàng image
- 不像话 búxiànghuà outrageous; improper; unacceptable
- 雕像 diāoxiàng statue
- 肖像 xiàoxiàng portrait
- 影像 yǐngxiàng image; imagery; video footage