Make up in Chinese
to make up · HSK 5
构成
- 构 to construct
- 成 to become
Other ways to say make up
More words with 构 or 成
How do you say make up in Chinese?
Make up in Chinese is 构成 (gòu chéng). You can also say 组成 (zǔ chéng), 造 (zào), 占 (zhàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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