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miáo
to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace
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HSK 5
11 strokes
Common (13%)
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Words Using 描 (24)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
描写
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miáoxiě
to describe / to depict / to portray / description
5
miáoxiě
描写
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HSK 5
to describe / to depict / to portray / description
描绘
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miáohuì
to describe / to portray
6
miáohuì
描绘
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HSK 6
to describe / to portray
描
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miáo
depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up
miáo
描
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depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up
描述
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miáoshù
to describe / description
miáoshù
描述
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to describe / description
素描
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sùmiáo
sketch
sùmiáo
素描
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sketch
白描
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báimiáo
line drawing in traditional ink and brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
báimiáo
白描
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line drawing in traditional ink and brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
轻描淡写
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qīngmiáodànxiě
to sketch in light shades / to play down / to deemphasize (idiom)
qīngmiáodànxiě
轻描淡写
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to sketch in light shades / to play down / to deemphasize (idiom)
扫描器
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sǎomiáoqì
scanner
sǎomiáoqì
扫描器
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scanner
愈描愈黑
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yùmiáoyùhēi
see [[越描越黑<yuèmiáoyuèhēi>]]
yùmiáoyùhēi
愈描愈黑
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see [[越描越黑<yuèmiáoyuèhēi>]]
扫描仪
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sǎomiáoyí
scanner (device)
sǎomiáoyí
扫描仪
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scanner (device)