描 miáo ㄇㄧㄠˊ miu4

  • to depict
  • to trace (a drawing)
  • to copy
  • to touch up

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 描 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 很 ( hěn han2 ) 难 難 ( nán naan4 ) 描述 ( miáo shù miu4 seot6 )。

    It's really difficult to describe.

  • 此 ( cǐ ci2 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 与 與 ( yǔ jyu5 ) 描述 ( miáo shù miu4 seot6 ) 相符 ( xiāng fú soeng1 fu4 )。

    The man matches the description.

  • 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 描述 ( miáo shù miu4 seot6 ) 太 ( tài taai3 ) 抽象 ( chōu xiàng cau1 zoeng6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    This description is too abstract.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 画 畫 ( huà waak6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 张 張 ( zhāng zoeng1 ) 苹果 蘋果 ( píng guǒ ping4 gwo2 ) 素描 ( sù miáo sou3 miu4 )。

    He sketched an apple.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 详细 詳細 ( xiáng xì coeng4 sai3 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 描述 ( miáo shù miu4 seot6 ) 了事 ( liǎo shì liu5 si6 ) 故 ( gù gu3 ) 状况 狀況 ( zhuàng kuàng zong6 fong3 )。

    He described the incident in detail.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.