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美颜

美顏
měiyán
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to beautify a face (with filters / cosmetics)
  2. 2 beauty filter (as a feature in camera apps)

Examples

HSK 4
她发自拍前都要美颜一下。
Tā fā zìpāi qián dōu yào měiyán yíxià.
She always runs a beauty filter before posting selfies.
HSK 4
这款手机的美颜功能很自然。
Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de měiyán gōngnéng hěn zìrán.
This phone's beauty filter looks very natural.
HSK 7-9
关掉美颜，她其实长这样。
Guāndiào měiyán, tā qíshí zhǎng zhèyàng.
With the beauty filter off, this is what she actually looks like.

Tips

culture
美颜 is standard across Chinese phones, live-stream apps and video calls - 美颜相机 (BeautyCam) and Meitu popularized it. Complaints about 过度美颜 (over-filtering) are a running joke in 直播 culture.

Stroke Order

美 měi
颜 yán