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描 miáo

to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌苗 ⿰扌苗

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Example sentences with 描

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  1. 这篇文章描写得很生动。
    Zhè piān wénzhāng miáoxiě de hěn shēngdòng.
    This article is described very vividly.
    this (measure) article describe (particle) very vivid
  2. 你能描绘一下当时的情景吗？
    Nǐ néng miáohuì yíxià dāngshí de qíngjǐng ma?
    Can you describe the scene at that time?
    you can describe a-bit at-that-time (particle) scene (question)
  3. 请仔细描写一下这个人物。
    Qǐng zǐxì miáoxiě yíxià zhège rénwù.
    Please describe this character carefully.
    please carefully describe a-bit this character
  4. 这段描写不够详细。
    Zhè duàn miáoxiě bú gòu xiángxì.
    This description isn't detailed enough.
    this (measure) description not enough detailed
  5. 在小说里，作者细致地描绘了那个小镇。
    Zài xiǎoshuō li, zuòzhě xìzhì de miáohuì le nàge xiǎozhèn.
    In the novel, the author meticulously depicted that small town.
    at novel in, author detailed (particle) depict (particle) that small-town

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