7 Makeup Items in Chinese

by | Mar 30, 2022 | Chinese Vocabulary

Do you usually buy your makeup online or in a store?

This week, we’ve prepared a list of must-have makeup items for you in Chinese — so that next time you restock your supplies, you’ll know what to ask the shop assistant for, or what keywords to search for on Taobao. 💄

化妆 Huàzhuāng | Make-Up

Here are 7 names of the most popular makeup items and how to use them in a sentence — next time you want to talk about your beauty routine in Chinese:

化妆
huàzhuāng
to make up / to put on make-up

 

化妆品
huàzhuāngpǐn
beauty products / make-up items / cosmetics

01. FOUNDATION

Foundation | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese
粉底液
fěndǐyè
foundation

粉底液打底。
Yòng fěndǐyè dǎ dǐ.
Apply foundation.
(lit. “use-foundation-set-base”)

02. POWDER

Powder | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese

定妆粉
dìngzhuāngfěn
powder / face powder

定妆粉定妆。
Yòng dìngzhuāngfěn dìngzhuāng.
Apply powder.
(lit. “use-powder-fix-makeup”)

03. EYEBROW PENCIL

Pencil | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese
眉笔
méibǐ
an eyebrow pencil

眉笔画眉毛。
Yòng méibǐ huà méimao.
Draw eyebrows.

04. EYESHADOW

Eyeshadow | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese
眼影盘
yǎnyǐngpán
eyeshadow / an eyeshadow palette

眼影盘画眼影。
Yòng yǎnyǐngpán huà yǎnyǐng.
Apply eyeshadow.

05. EYELINER PENCIL

Eyeliner | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese
眼线笔
yǎnxiànbǐ
an eyeliner (pencil)

眼线笔画眼线。
Yòng yǎnxiànbǐ huà yǎnxiàn.
Apply an eyeliner. / Line (your) eyes.

06. LIPSTICK

Lipstick | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese

口红
kǒuhóng
lipstick

选一支口红涂在你的嘴巴上。
Xuǎn yī zhī kǒuhóng tú zài nǐ de zuǐba shàng.
Choose a lipstick to apply (on your lips).

07. MASCARA

Mascara | 7 Makeup Items in Chinese
睫毛膏
jiémáogāo
mascara

涂上睫毛膏
Tú shàng jiémáogāo.
Apply mascara.

We hope that this vocabulary list will be useful and helpful next time you are going shopping for new makeup items and products. To learn more useful Chinese vocabulary, check out one of our blog posts 8 Verbs to Describe Washing Hands

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