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Information of 抹

Pinyin mǒ、 mò、 mā

Radical

扌

Strokes

8 strokes

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Definition

play / to smear, girdle / brassiere / to plaster

抹 [mǒ] 1. 涂。 To smear; to apply. 2. 揩，擦。 To wipe; to rub. 3. 除去，勾掉，不计在内。 To remove; to erase; to disregard. 4. 轻微的痕迹。 A slight trace. 抹 [mǒ] 1. 涂：涂～。～粉（喻美化或掩饰）。～黑（喻丑化）。～子（瓦工用来抹灰泥的器具。亦称“抹刀”）。 To apply: to spread; powder (metaphorically beautifying or covering up); to blacken (metaphorically vilifying); a trowel (used by plasterers to apply plaster). 2. 揩，擦：～拭。哭天～泪。 To wipe; to rub: wipe off; to cry with tears. 3. 除去，勾掉，不计在内：～煞。 To remove; to disregard. 4. 轻微的痕迹：“林梢一～青如画”。一～余晖。 A slight trace: "the green of the treetops is like a painting." A trace of the afterglow. 抹 [mǒ] 动 (verb) 本义: 涂抹，涂敷;搽 Original Meaning: To smear or apply. 1. 同本义 ([En.] apply; smear; put on) 2. 涂掉，抹去 ([En.] erase; blot out; cross out) 3. 玩 ([En.] play). 4. 另见 mā; mòd. 引例: 1. 杜甫《北征》：学毋无不为，晓妆随手抹。 - Du Fu's "North Expedition": "Learn to do everything; apply makeup as you please." 例子: - 抹脸 (to apply makeup to the face); 抹油嘴 (to take advantage). 抹 [mò] 动 (verb) 1. 轻按。弹奏弦乐器的一种指法 ([En.] press lightly) 2. 把和好了的泥或灰涂上后弄平 ([En.] daub; plaster). 3. 紧挨着绕过 ([En.] bypass; skirt; turn). 4. 蒙住 ([En.] cover). 5. 弯下 ([En.] bend). 6. 紧贴;紧束 ([En.] keep close to; bind closely). 7. 另见 mā; mǒ. 抹 [mò] 动 (verb) 1. 轻按。弹奏弦乐器的一种指法 ([En.] press lightly) 引例：唐· 白居易《琵琶行》：轻拢慢捻抹复挑。 - Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi: "Lightly strumming and pressing." 2. 把和好了的泥或灰涂上后弄平 ([En.] daub; plaster). 例子：如: 抹墙 (to plaster a wall). 3. 紧挨着绕过 ([En.] bypass; skirt; turn). 例子：如: 抹角 (to turn a corner); 抹门儿 (to be close to the door), 转弯抹角. 4. 蒙住 ([En.] cover). 引例：《聊斋志异》：各以红绡抹头。 - "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio": "Each used red silk to cover their heads." 5. 弯下 ([En.] bend). 例子：如: 大伯即时抹着腰出来 (the uncle came out bending at the waist). 6. 紧贴;紧束 ([En.] keep close to; bind closely). 例子：如: 抹衣 (an apron-style work uniform); 抹胸 (a type of undergarment worn historically). 抹 [mā] 动 (verb) 1. 揩;擦 ([En.] wipe) 2. 捋; 拉; 推 ([En.] rub down; slip off; pull; push). 3. 另见 mǒ; mò. 抹 [mā] 动 (verb) 1. 揩;擦 ([En.] wipe) 引例：武松抹了桌子 (Wu Song wiped the table). 例子：如: 抹脱 (to wipe off); 抹泪揉眵 (to wipe tears); 抹抹 (to clean off). 2. 捋;拉;推 ([En.] rub down; slip off; pull; push). 例子：如: 把帽子抹下来 (to pull down the hat). 3. 另见 mǒ; mò.

浓妆艳抹 nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom) / dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush

转弯抹角 zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo

see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]

一抹 yī mǒ

blob / one brush

抹布 mā bù

cleaning rag / also pr. [mo3 bu4]

抹掉 mǒ diào

erase / wipe away

抹杀 mǒ shā

to erase / to cover traces / to obliterate evidence / to expunge / to blot out / to suppress

抹煞 mǒ shā

variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]

抹香鲸 mǒ xiāng jīng

sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) / cachalot

抹黑 mǒ hēi

to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

涂脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn

to put on makeup / to prettify

抹粉 mǒ fěn

powder

抹额 mǒ é

Wipe the forehead

抹脖子 mǒ bó zi

to slit one's own throat / to commit suicide

揩抹 kāi mǒ

Wipe

抹不开 mò bù kāi

feel embarrassed / be put out

抹灰 mǒ huī

to plaster / to render (a wall) / (fig.) to bring shame on / also pr. [mo4 hui1]

两眼一抹黑 liǎng yǎn yī mǒ hēi

Black eyes

一笔抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā

variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]

哭天抹泪 kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine / piteous weeping