Chinese Word: 抹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

抹Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:末 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Pinyin: mǒ

English Definition:to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

Chinese Definition:
①涂：涂抹。抹粉(喻美化或掩饰)。抹黑(喻丑化)。抹子(瓦工用来抹灰泥的器具。亦称“抹刀”)。
②揩，擦：抹拭。哭天抹泪。
③除去，勾掉，不计在内：抹煞。
④轻微的痕迹：“林梢一抹青如画”。一抹余晖。
⑤擦揩拭涂。

Example Words:

涂抹HSK 6	tú mǒ	to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
抹杀HSK 6	mǒ shā	to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
抹黑	mǒ hēi	to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
抹脖子	mǒ bó zi	to slit one's own throat; to commit suicide
浓妆艳抹	nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ	to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom); dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

Pinyin: mā

English Definition:to wipe

Chinese Definition:
①擦：抹桌子。
②按着向下移动、除去：抹不下脸来(碍于脸面或情面)。
③擦揩拭涂。

Example Words:

	抹布	mā bù	cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
	乌漆抹黑	wū qī mā hēi	see 乌漆墨黑

Pinyin: mò

English Definition:to plaster; to go around; to skirt

Chinese Definition:
①把和好了的泥或灰涂上后弄平：抹墙。抹石灰。
②紧靠着绕过去：抹头。抹身。
③用手指轻按，奏弦乐指法的一种。
④擦揩拭涂。

Example Words:

拐弯抹角	guǎi wān mò jiǎo	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
转弯抹角	zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo	see 拐弯抹角
抹胸	mò xiōng	old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
转变抹角	zhuǎn biàn mò jiǎo	lit. (of road) winding and turning (idiom); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush

1		gòng xiàn 贡献 shì 是 bù kě 不可 mǒ shā 抹煞 de 的！ Her contribution to art can not be obliterated.
2		qīng jié 清洁 jiā jù 家具 biǎo miàn 表面 kě yòng 可用 shī 湿 mā bù 抹布。 A wet cloth can be used to clean furniture surfaces.
3		tā 她 de 的 xìng gé 性格 zhí shuǎng 直爽， bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角。 Her personality is straightforward and she dislikes beating around the bush.
4		zhè zhǒng 这种 mò shuǐ 墨水 tài 太 dàn 淡， xū yào 需要 duō cì 多次 tú mǒ 涂抹 cái néng 才能 kàn qīng chǔ 看清楚 zì jì 字迹。 This ink is too thin, it needs to be applied several times to see the characters clearly.

1		gòng xiàn 贡献 shì 是 bù kě 不可 mǒ shā 抹煞 de 的！ Her contribution to art can not be obliterated.
2		qīng jié 清洁 jiā jù 家具 biǎo miàn 表面 kě yòng 可用 shī 湿 mā bù 抹布。 A wet cloth can be used to clean furniture surfaces.
3		tā 她 de 的 xìng gé 性格 zhí shuǎng 直爽， bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢 guǎi wān mò jiǎo 拐弯抹角。 Her personality is straightforward and she dislikes beating around the bush.
4		zhè zhǒng 这种 mò shuǐ 墨水 tài 太 dàn 淡， xū yào 需要 duō cì 多次 tú mǒ 涂抹 cái néng 才能 kàn qīng chǔ 看清楚 zì jì 字迹。 This ink is too thin, it needs to be applied several times to see the characters clearly.