mò
抹
trowel plaster; go around
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to trowel plaster; smooth plaster or mud
formalA construction term, referring to using a trowel to smooth plaster, cement, or mud on walls or surfaces.
Jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
mò抹
qiáng墙
。
Construction workers are plastering the walls.
Shī师
fu傅
yòng用
mǒ抹
zi子
bǎ把
qiáng墙
miàn面
mò抹
de得
píng平
zhěng整
guāng光
huá滑
。
The worker used a trowel to make the wall smooth and even.
verb
to go around; to detour
Commonly used in daily speech to describe navigating around obstacles or following a curved path.
Kāi开
chē车
dào到
lù路
kǒu口
yào要
zhuǎn转
wān弯
mò抹
jiǎo角
cái才
néng能
dào到
dá达
mù目
dì的
dì地
。
You need to turn and detour at the intersection to reach your destination.
Wèi为
le了
bì避
kāi开
yōng拥
dǔ堵
de的
lù路
duàn段
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
mò抹
dào道
xíng行
shǐ驶
。
To avoid the congested road, we decided to drive around the detour.