形容

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 那里的美景简直无法用语言形容。▶ —
   The scenery there simply cannot be described in words.
2. 请用一个词形容你的心情。▶ —
   Please describe your mood in one word.

Collocations

Mnemonic

形 xíng "shape" + 容 róng "to hold/appearance": to put a shape or state into words, i.e. to describe. 难以形容 = hard to describe. 形容词 = an adjective. Similar to 描述.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 难以形容 mean?

   • hard to describe in words
   • hard to see
   • hard to obtain
   • hard to hear