Chinese word dictionary

描摹

miáo mó · to trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc); (fig.) to describe

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Word information

Simplified描摹

Traditional描摹

Pinyinmiáo mó

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

描miáo

to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace

摹mó

to trace; to imitate, to copy; pattern

How to learn 描摹

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.

描述miáoshù

to describe; description

描绘miáohuì

to describe; to depict; to portray

描写miáoxiě

to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal

扫描sǎomiáo

to scan

回描huí miáo

flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube); retrace

描红miáo hóng

to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write); paper printed with red characters to trace over