Chinese word dictionary

烘托

hōngtuō · background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage); to offset (something to advantage)

Word information

Simplified烘托
Traditional烘托
Pinyinhōngtuō
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 烘托

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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