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像样

xiàng yàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
presentable / decent / up to par
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8df063280592331f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

像樣 像样 [xiang4 yang4] /presentable/decent/up to par/

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Other forms in these source records: 像樣

  • 像
    xiàng

    to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)

  • 样
    yàng

    manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.