装饰
Old HSK 5
装饰 (zhuāngshì) · to decorate
装饰 (zhuāngshì) means “to decorate; decoration”. It is written with 2 characters: 装 (to put in) + 饰 (to decorate). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 装饰 is built
The characters
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
饰 shì · to decorate
What 饰 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
我们用花装饰了房间。Wǒmen yòng huā zhuāngshì le fángjiān.We decorated the room with flowers.
这家饭馆装饰得很漂亮。Zhè jiā fànguǎn zhuāngshì de hěn piàoliang.This restaurant is beautifully decorated.
Questions about 装饰
What does 装饰 mean?
装饰 (zhuāngshì) means “to decorate; decoration”.
How do you pronounce 装饰?
装饰 is pronounced zhuāngshì.
Which HSK level is 装饰?
装饰 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorate
- 装置zhuāngzhìdevice
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 包装bāozhuāngpackaging
- 武装wǔzhuāngarmed
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipment
- 装卸zhuāngxièto load and unload
- 装zhuāngto put in
Learn 装饰 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 126: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.