day 19what do they look like?

what do they look like?

Describe what people and animals look like, say who looks like whom, and say “it looks…” with 看起来.

today’s words

• 耳朵 ěrduo · ear
• 脸 liǎn · face
• 嘴 zuǐ · mouth
• 脚 jiǎo · foot
• 腿 tuǐ · leg
• 头发 tóufa · hair (on the head)
• 身高 shēngāo · height (of a person)
• 矮 ǎi · short (not tall)
• 胖 pàng · fat, chubby
• 瘦 shòu · thin, slim
• 像 xiàng · to look like, be like
• 长 zhǎng · to grow; to look (长得)
• 聪明 cōngmíng · clever, smart
• 认得 rènde · to recognise, know (by sight)
• 男生 nánshēng · boy (student), guy
• 女生 nǚshēng · girl (student)
• 难看 nánkàn · ugly, bad-looking
• 难听 nántīng · unpleasant to hear

sentences

• 你长得很像你爸爸。 · You look a lot like your dad.
• 他看起来很聪明。 · He looks clever.
• 大白又胖又可爱。 · Dabai is chubby and cute.
• 妹妹的头发比我的长。 · My little sister’s hair is longer than mine.
• 这件衣服看上去不难看。 · This outfit doesn’t look bad at all.