Meaning
depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
Chinese: 仿照、复制。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “miao” becomes a different word in each tone. 描 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 描述miáo shùto describe; description
- 描写miáo xiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction
- 扫描sǎo miáoto scan
- 描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray
- 素描sù miáosketch
Example Sentence
这篇文章生动地描写了乡村的景色。Zhè piān wén zhāng shēng dòng de miáo xiě le xiāng cūn de jǐng sè.This article vividly describes the countryside scenery.
这Zhèthis篇piānsheet文章wén zhāngarticle生shēngto arise动dòng(of sth) to move地de(adverb marker)描写miáo xiěto describe了le(completed action)乡村xiāng cūnrustic的deof景色jǐng sèscenery。