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以貌取人

yǐ mào qǔ rén

4-character word

What 以貌取人 means

1. to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

The characters in 以貌取人

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 貌mào(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose
• 人rénperson; people

Example sentences

• 别以貌取人。
  Don't judge people from the way they look.
• 不要以貌取人。
  Bù yào yǐmàoqǔrén.
  Don't judge a man from the way he looks.
• 你不应该以貌取人。
  Nǐ bù yīnggāi yǐmàoqǔrén.
  You shouldn't judge a man by his appearance.