化装 (huà zhuāng) — to put on makeup; to disguise oneself
Definition
A separable verb covering both 'put on makeup' and 'disguise oneself' — the object (装) can move or be measured (化个装). It is NOT about applying stage/film makeup, which uses 化妆.
verb
to put on makeupto disguise oneself
Examples
- ，化装。Tā jīn wǎn yào cān jiā wǎn huì, zhèng zài fáng jiān lǐ huà zhuāng.She is going to a party tonight and is putting on makeup in her room.
- ，。Tā huà le yí gè zhuāng, bié rén dōu kàn bù chū lái.He put on a disguise and no one could tell.
- 。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào huà bàn gè xiǎo shí zhuāng.Every morning she spends half an hour putting on makeup.
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