Definition & Meaning

1.(in Chinese painting) add shading around an object to make it stand out

2.achieve the effect of prominence through contrast

3.throw into sharp relief; (in a broad sense) set off by contrast; serve as a foil (to)

hōng tuō

烘 托

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NHSK 789－1 Yu Wen 7

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1
v.(in Chinese painting) add shading around an object to make it stand out
- xiào yuán sè cǎi shì duì xiào yuán huán jìng de sù zào hé fēn wéi de hōng tuō de guān jiàn
  校园色彩是对校园环境的塑造和氛围的烘托的关键。
  The campus color is the hinge to create a positive campus environment and atmosphere.
synonym
xuàn rǎn渲染 hōng chèn烘衬
2
v.achieve the effect of prominence through contrast
- hōng tuō rén wù de tè diǎn
  烘托人物的特点
  set off the character's special traits
synonym
chèn tuō衬托 péi chèn陪衬 fǎn chèn反衬
3
v.throw into sharp relief; (in a broad sense) set off by contrast; serve as a foil (to)
- hóng huā hái xū yào lǜ yè hōng tuō
  红花还需要绿叶烘托。
  Red flowers need green leaves to set them off.
- tōng guò duì bǐ hōng tuō chū yīn yuè zhǔ tí
  通过对比烘托出音乐主题
  set off the leitmotiv by contrast
- hú zài lán tiān de hōng tuō xià xiǎn de gèng měi lì
  湖在蓝天的烘托下显得更美丽。
  The lake looked even more beautiful when set off against the blue sky.
synonym
chèn tuō衬托 yìng chèn映衬

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