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烘托

hōng tuō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

烘托 (hōng tuō) means "background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 烘托 means

1. background (of a painting)
2. backdrop
3. a foil (to set off something to advantage)
4. to offset (something to advantage)

The characters in 烘托

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