形容

• 拼音: xíng róng
• 汉字拆解: 形 = 开 (phonetic) + 彡 (decoration/lines); 容 = 宀 (roof) + 谷 (valley) — something held within

含义

To describe; to depict in words.

Used when putting feelings, scenes, or qualities into words. Often appears in structures like 很难形容 (hard to describe) or 用…来形容 (describe with…). Slightly more literary than 描述; emphasises the act of capturing something in language.

例句

1. 看到那幅画的瞬间，我很难用语言形容自己的感受。
2. 他用生动的词语形容了这次旅行的经历，让大家都想去看看。
3. 怎么形容这里的景色呢？美得让人不敢相信。

用法指南

语境: language, everyday, literature

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这种快乐真的很难形容，只有亲身经历才能明白。(This kind of happiness is really hard to describe — you can only understand it by experiencing it yourself.)
• 他用一个词来形容她：完美。(He used one word to describe her: perfect.)

错误说法

• 形容一件物品的重量或尺寸而不加说明，如这个包形容很重。(Don't use 形容 in a sentence where 描述 or 感觉 is needed — say 这个包感觉很重 instead.)

起源与历史

Compound of 形 (shape/form) and 容 (appearance/contain), together meaning to give shape to something in words.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal