烘托 (hōng tuō) — background (of a painting) · Chinese · Nantoka

hōng tuō

烘托 (hōng tuō) is a Chinese word meaning “background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage)”.

Meanings

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

Part of speech: verb

Characters in 烘托

烘hōng · to bake 托tuō · to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm

Related words

拜托to request sb to do sth 托to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 托to trust 托尼(name) Tony 委托to entrust 委托人(law) client 摩托车(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle 托马斯Thomas (male name)摩托(loanword) motor 信托to entrust 托举to lift and support; to hold up (physically)托儿所nursery

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