墨

Ink stick in Chinese: 墨 (mò)

mò

ink stick

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

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墨

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 写毛笔字要先准备好墨。

    xiě máo bǐ zì yào xiān zhǔn bèi hǎo mò。

    To write with a brush, you first get the ink ready.

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Related words

墨水

mò shuǐ

ink

默读

mò dú

to read in silence

默默无闻

mò mò wú wén

obscure and unknown (idiom)

默契

mò qì

tacit understanding

谋害

móu hài

to conspire to murder

谋求

móu qiú

to seek

谋生

móu shēng

to seek one's livelihood

亩

mǔ

classifier for fields

牡丹

mǔ dan

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

木板

mù bǎn

slab

木材

mù cái

wood

木匠

mù jiàng

carpenter

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