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浓妆

Word · Verb · NounTraditional濃妝

heavy makeup; thickly made-up

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to apply heavy makeup; to wear thick makeup

neutral

Often used in a neutral or sometimes slightly derogatory sense to describe conspicuous or theatrical makeup.

Wèi为
le了
cān参
jiā加
wǎn晚
shang上
de的
pài派
duì对
 ,
tā她
tè特
yì意
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
le了
yī一
fān番
 。

She put on heavy makeup specifically for the evening party.

Tā她
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
yàn艳
mǒ抹
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
dēng登
tái台
yǎn演
chū出
 。

She applied heavy makeup, ready to go on stage for the performance.

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Wǒ我
bù不
xí习
guàn惯
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
 ,
píng平
shí时
zhǐ只
huà化
dàn淡
zhuāng妆
 。

I'm not used to heavy makeup; I usually only wear light makeup.

2.

noun

heavy makeup; thick and gaudy adornment

neutral

Refers to the result or appearance of having heavy makeup applied.

Tā她
de的
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
yǎn掩
gài盖
le了
tā她
yuán原
běn本
de的
pí疲
bèi惫
 。

Her heavy makeup concealed her original tiredness.

Wǔ舞
tái台
shang上
 ,
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
zài在
dēng灯
guāng光
xià下
hěn很
xiǎn显
yǎn眼
 。

On stage, the actor's heavy makeup is very conspicuous under the lights.

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Zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
lǐ里
 ,
tā她
de的
nóng浓
zhuāng妆
xiǎn显
dé得
bù不
tài太
zì自
rán然
 。

In this photo, her heavy makeup looks a bit unnatural.