sketch; outline; depict briefly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sketch the outline of; to delineate; to depict with brief strokes or words
Refers to quickly drawing outlines (e.g., opera facial makeup) or concisely describing scenes in writing.
Yǎn演
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
hòu后
tái台
gōu勾
huà画
liǎn脸
pǔ谱
。
The actor is backstage painting the facial makeup.
Zhè这
piān篇
yóu游
jì记
yòng用
liáo寥
liáo寥
shù数
bǐ笔
gōu勾
huà画
le了
Guì桂
lín林
de的
xiù秀
lì丽
shān山
shuǐ水
。
This travelogue sketched the beautiful landscapes of Guilin with just a few brief strokes.
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Tā他
jǐ几
bǐ笔
jiù就
gōu勾
huà画
chū出
le了
rén人
wù物
de的
lún轮
kuò廓
。
He outlined the figure's contour with just a few strokes.
Wén文
zhāng章
shēng生
dòng动
de地
gōu勾
huà画
le了
xiāng乡
cūn村
shēng生
huó活
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
The article vividly depicted scenes of rural life.