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抹

mā · ma/mǒ · mo/mò · mo

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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mā 抹

  1. to wipe

mǒ 抹

  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

mò 抹

  1. to plaster
  2. to go around
  3. to skirt
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Hand cream on the neck

  1. Liangliang

    太阳(tàiyang)这么(zhème)大(dà)，你(nǐ)抹(mǒ)防晒霜(fángshàishuāng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The sun is so strong. Did you put on sunscreen?

  2. Dengdeng

    抹了(mǒle)，我(wǒ)抹了(mǒle)脸(liǎn)，还(hái)抹了(mǒle)手(shǒu)。

    I did. I put it on my face and on my hands.

  3. Liangliang

    脖子(bózi)呢(ne)？

    What about your neck?

  4. Dengdeng

    脖子(bózi)我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)抹(mǒ)。

    I forgot to put it on my neck.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这儿(zhèr)有(yǒu)，你(nǐ)抹(mǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    I have some here. Put on a little.

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！……这(zhè)是(shì)护手霜(hùshǒushuāng)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)的(de)脖子(bózi)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)香(xiāng)？

    Thanks! ... This is hand cream, right? Why does my neck smell so nice?

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2 examples
01

他(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)抹(mǒ)去(qù)不(bù)好(hǎo)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)。

He wishes to erase bad memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)用(yòng)毛(máo)巾(jīn)把(bǎ)头(tóu)发(fa)抹(mā)干(gān)了(le)。

She wiped her wet hair with a towel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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