长相

長相
zhǎngxiàng
noun HSK 7-9 #6,057

Meanings

  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 facial features

Characters

Literally 'grown appearance' - how someone looks as they've grown

Examples

HSK 2
Tā de zhǎngxiàng hěn xiàng tā māma.
Her looks are very similar to her mother's.
HSK 3
Bùnéng zhǐ kàn zhǎngxiàng, yào kàn nèixīn.
You can't just look at appearance; you need to look at the heart.

Tips

usage
长相 is colloquial and specifically refers to facial appearance. Compare with 外貌 (wàimào, external appearance - more formal) and 相貌 (xiàngmào, looks - slightly formal).
mistakes
is read zhǎng (to grow) here, not cháng (long). is read xiàng (appearance), not xiāng (mutual).

Stroke Order

cháng
xiāng