Chinese word dictionary

抹布

mā bù · cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]

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Word information

Simplified抹布

Traditional抹布

Pinyinmā bù

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

抹mǒ

to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off

布bù

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

How to learn 抹布

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

发布fābù

to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; variant of 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]

分布fēnbù

to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution

公布gōngbù

to announce; to make public; to publish; variant of 公布[gong1 bu4]

宣布xuānbù

to declare; to announce; to proclaim; variant of 宣布[xuan1 bu4]

布bù

cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread

布置bùzhì

to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy