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描述

miáo shù · miao shu

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Meaning

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  1. to describe
  2. description
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The lost backpack

  1. Liangliang

    请(qǐng)你(nǐ)描述(miáoshù)一下(yīxià)你(nǐ)丢(diū)的(de)包(bāo)。

    Please describe the bag you lost.

  2. Dengdeng

    蓝色(lánsè)的(de)双肩包(shuāngjiānbāo)，上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小熊(xiǎoxióng)。

    A blue backpack with a little bear on it.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)描述(miáoshù)得(de)很(hěn)清楚(qīngchu)。里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    You describe it very clearly. What is inside?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)两本(liǎngběn)书(shū)和(hé)一瓶(yīpíng)水(shuǐ)。

    Two books and a bottle of water.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)不(bù)是(shì)在(zài)你(nǐ)背上(bèishàng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is your bag not on your back?

  6. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)！我(wǒ)背着(bēizhe)它(tā)找(zhǎo)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Oh! I searched with it on for half an hour.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)详(xiáng)细(xì)地(de)描(miáo)述(shù)了(le)事(shì)故(gù)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)。

He described the incident in detail.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)能(néng)描(miáo)述(shù)一(yí)下(xià)那(nà)个(gè)人(rén)的(de)长(zhǎng)相(xiàng)吗(ma)？

Can you describe what that person looks like?

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