长 cháng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 长 — long, lasting
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
长相
zhǎngxiàng
appearance; looks
Characters in this word
相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 评价一个演员时，如果只谈长相而忽视表演，讨论就会变得肤浅。 Píngjià yí gè yǎnyuán shí, rúguǒ zhǐ tán zhǎngxiàng ér hūshì biǎoyǎn, tǎolùn jiù huì biàn de fūqiǎn. When evaluating an actor, discussion becomes superficial if people only talk about appearance and ignore performance.
- 这对双胞胎长相很像，性格却完全不同。 Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎngxiàng hěn xiàng, xìnggé què wánquán bùtóng. This pair of twins look very alike, but their characters are completely different.
- 招聘员工不能只看长相，更要看能力和态度。 Zhāopìn yuángōng bù néng zhǐ kàn zhǎngxiàng, gèng yào kàn nénglì hé tàidù. When hiring staff you cannot judge only by looks; ability and attitude matter more.