# 衬托 (chèntuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 衬托 (chèntuō) means “to set off; to contrast with”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to set off; to contrast with
- Pinyin: chèntuō (chen4 tuo1)
- Traditional: 襯托
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 绿叶衬托出红花的美丽。
  Lǜyè chèntuō chū hónghuā de měilì.
  Green leaves set off the beauty of red flowers.

## Characters

- 衬 (chèn): (of garments) against the skin; to line
- [托](https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-entrust/) (tuō): to entrust; to hold in the palm

https://hanziro.com/word/chen-tuo-set-off/

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