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描写 miáoxiě

描写 miáoxiě Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 描写 miáoxiě .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miáoxiě | miao2 xie3
English translation
to describe
to depict
to portray
description

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Traditional form

描寫

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 描写 miáoxiě

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miáo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Miáo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Miáo

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌苗

Number of Strokes

11
xiě

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound. The contribution of the gài (roof) component to the meaning is unclear. Perhaps used since writing is typically done indoors. The simplified character xiě was adapted from the cursiv

Positional decomposition

冖与

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 描写 miáoxiě

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dòu zhè běn 小说 xiǎoshuō de 时候 shíhou tiào Guò le zhè 几段毫无 háowú 趣味 qùwèi de 描写 miáoxiě .

When I read the novel I skipped these dry passages of description.

piān 详尽 xiáng jìn de 描写 miáoxiě jiù shì 一篇充实 chōngshí 完整 wánzhěng 的描写.

A comprehensive description is one that is full and complete.

zhè piān 文章 wénzhāng 详细 xiángxì de 描写 miáoxiě le wèi 伟大 wěidà de 战士 zhàn shì .

The article gives a detailed portrait of a great soldier.

xiě le běn 描写 miáoxiě 边疆 biānjiāng 各省 de zhuān zhù .

He wrote a book descriptive of the frontier provinces.

现在 xiànzài de 电视节目 diàn shì jié mù 为什么 wèishénme 这么 zhè me 喜欢 xǐhuan 描写 miáoxiě lǎo 男人 nán rén 妙龄 miào líng 性感女郎 de 故事 gùshì ne

What is this current television obsession with older men and nubile young women?

描写 miáoxiě Decomposition

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描写 miáoxiě Compounds

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