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spot
crosswalk
stripe
lit. one spot
patches
patch
zebra
dark spot or blotch on the skin
facula
grizzled
macula lutea
Notice where 斑 sits in each complete thought.
Her skin is as white as milk, without a single blemish on her body.
Source: Tatoeba #8589283 · CC BY 2.0 FRI slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.
Source: Tatoeba #13911368 · CC BY 2.0 FRI slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.
Source: Tatoeba #13911367 · CC BY 2.0 FRRed-haired people tend to have freckles.
Source: Tatoeba #10201149 · CC BY 2.0 FRI have a black and white speckled dog.
Source: Tatoeba #338737 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.