打扮 dǎbàn — to dress up, to make oneself up; style of dress

Meanings

1. 1

   to dress up, to make oneself up; style of dress

   扮, to play a part, to costume oneself — 打扮 is the everyday version of that, choosing clothes and doing hair to look one’s best. As a noun it is the result: 她的打扮很漂亮, her outfit is lovely.

   verb

Example sentences

• 她每天都打扮得很漂亮。Tā (first tone, high and level) měitiān (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) dǎbàn (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling)···

  She dresses beautifully every day.

• 妹妹喜欢打扮，姐姐不太喜欢。/妹妹喜歡打扮，姐姐不太喜歡。Mèimei (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) dǎbàn, (third tone, dipping) jiějie (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) tài (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan. (third tone, dipping)···

  My little sister likes dressing up; my elder sister doesn’t much.