描
写

To describe in Chinese: 描写 (miáo xiě)

miáo xiě

to describe

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 描寫1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to describe
  2. 2to depict
  3. 3to portray
  4. 4description

Stroke order

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描
写

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄠˊ

miáo

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄝˇ

xiě

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

描写

Simplified

描寫

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这篇文章描写了春天的景色。

    zhè piān wén zhāng miáo xiě le chūn tiān de jǐng sè。

    This essay describes the scenery of spring.

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Related words

写

xiě

to write

听写

tīng xiě

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)

写作

xiě zuò

to write

抄写

chāo xiě

to copy

描述

miáo shù

to describe

编写

biān xiě

to compile

描绘

miáo huì

to describe

扫描

sǎo miáo

to scan

书写

shū xiě

to write

素描

sù miáo

sketch

填写

tián xiě

to fill in a form

写照

xiě zhào

portrayal

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