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显得

xiǎn de

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 顯得

What 显得 means

1. to seem
2. to look
3. to appear

The characters in 显得

• 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal; prominent
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…

Example sentences

• 他在他弟弟旁边显得很年轻。
  Tā zài tā dìdi pángbiān xiǎnde hěn niánqīng.
  He looked young beside his brother.
• 他病了，所以脸色显得苍白。
  He's pale because he's sick.
• 妈妈，你这个发型显得老气。
  Mom, that hairstyle makes you look old.
• 她穿着高跟鞋，这样显得更高一些。
  Tā chuān zhe gāogēnxié, zhèyàng xiǎnde gèng gāo yīxiē.
  She wears high heels to make herself look taller.
• 一个人能否在不显得傲慢的情况下保持诚实？
  Can one be honest without appearing arrogant?
• 汤姆、玛丽、约翰和爱丽丝都显得有些惊讶。
  Tom, Mary, John and Alice all looked somewhat surprised.