淡妆

淡妝
dànzhuāng
noun #68,396

Meanings

  1. 1 light makeup
  2. 2 natural makeup

Examples

HSK 5
Tā píngshí zhǐ huà dànzhuāng.
She usually wears only light makeup.
HSK 5
Miànshì de shíhou huà ge dànzhuāng, xiǎnde gèng yǒu jīngshen.
A little light makeup for an interview makes you look more alert.

Tips

culture
苏轼 compared West Lake to the beauty 西施 in a famous line: 淡妆浓抹总相宜, 'light makeup or heavy, she always looks right'. People still quote it for anything that looks good in every style.

Stroke Order

淡 dàn
妆 zhuāng