侧影 (cè yǐng) — silhouette (side view); profile

Definition

Examples

• 月光下，她的侧影显得格外优美。
  Yuè guāng xià, tā de cè yǐng xiǎn de gé wài yōu měi.
  In the moonlight, her silhouette appeared particularly graceful.
• 从这幅画的侧影可以看出画家的风格。
  Cóng zhè fú huà de cè yǐng kě yǐ kàn chū huà jiā de fēng gé.
  From the side profile of this painting, you can see the painter's style.
• 这部小说展现了社会底层的另一个侧影。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō zhǎn xiàn le shè huì dǐ céng de lìng yí gè cè yǐng.
  This novel reveals another side of the lower levels of society.