# 烘托 (hōngtuō)

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

- Meaning: to set off; to accentuate
- Pinyin: hōngtuō (hong1 tuo1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 柔和的灯光烘托出温馨的气氛。
  Róuhé de dēngguāng hōngtuō chū wēnxīn de qìfēn.
  The soft lighting sets off a warm atmosphere.

## Characters

- [烘](https://hanziro.com/word/hong-bake/) (hōng): to bake; to heat over fire
- [托](https://hanziro.com/word/tuo-entrust/) (tuō): to entrust; to hold in the palm

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

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