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courtesy
style
face
one's appearance
profile
appearance
good looks
good looks
smiling face
complete picture
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Notice where 貌 sits in each complete thought.
He really is disrespectful.
Source: Tatoeba #10696112 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe's changed a lot in his looks.
Source: Tatoeba #334283 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's not the person that's ugly, but the clothes.
Source: Tatoeba #891831 · CC BY 2.0 FRBeauty is only skin deep.
Source: Tatoeba #462034 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's not good manners speaking during the meal.
Source: Tatoeba #8798301 · CC BY 2.0 FRThat nurse is very kind and polite.
Source: Tatoeba #463855 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.