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墨

mò · mo/Mò · mo

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HSK 7–9Measure word: 块 kuài

Meaning

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mò 墨

  1. ink stick
  2. China ink
  3. corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

Mò 墨

  1. surname Mo
  2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē), Mexico
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First time with a brush

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)写(xiě)毛笔字(máobǐzì)，好(hǎo)紧张(jǐnzhāng)！

    It's my first time writing with a brush. I'm nervous!

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)紧张(jǐnzhāng)，先(xiān)磨(mó)一点(yīdiǎn)墨(mò)。

    Don't be nervous. First grind a bit of ink.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)墨(mò)好(hǎo)香(xiāng)啊(a)！

    This ink smells so good!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，好(hǎo)墨(mò)都(dōu)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)香味(xiāngwèi)。

    Yes, good ink always has a light fragrance.

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，墨(mò)滴(dī)到(dào)我的(wǒde)白(bái)衬衫(chènshān)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Oh no, ink dripped onto my white shirt!

  6. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)你的(nǐde)衬衫(chènshān)也(yě)会(huì)写字(xiězì)了(le)。

    Now your shirt can write too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)墨(mò)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)写(xiě)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)字(zì)。

He wrote a large character on the paper with ink.

02

这(zhè)瓶(píng)墨(mò)汁(zhī)快(kuài)用(yòng)完(wán)了(le)。

This bottle of ink is almost used up.

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