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描写

miáo xiě · miao xie

Traditional 描寫

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to describe
  2. to depict
  3. to portray
  4. description
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The family essay

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)要(yào)我们(wǒmen)描写(miáoxiě)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)家人(jiārén)。

    The teacher wants us to describe our family.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)打算(dǎsuàn)描写(miáoxiě)谁(shéi)？

    Whom will you describe?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)。我(wǒ)写(xiě)他(tā)又(yòu)高(gāo)又(yòu)帅(shuài)。

    My dad. I will write that he is tall and handsome.

  4. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is that really how he looks?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)他(tā)会(huì)看(kàn)我(wǒ)的(de)作文(zuòwén)！

    He will read my essay!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)描(miáo)写(xiě)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)公(gōng)园(yuán)和(hé)山(shān)。

I am going to write about our parks and mountains.

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

02

这(zhè)本(běn)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)生(shēng)动(dòng)地(de)描(miáo)写(xiě)了(le)乡(xiāng)村(cūn)生(shēng)活(huó)。

This novel vividly describes country life.

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