describe; depict; portray
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to describe; to depict; to portray
neutralCommonly used in literary analysis, art criticism, and everyday language to talk about representing something in words, images, or other forms.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
shēng生
dòng动
de地
miáo描
xiě写
le了
xiāng乡
cūn村
shēng生
huó活
。
This novel vividly depicts rural life.
Zuò作
zhě者
yòng用
xì细
nì腻
de的
bǐ笔
chù触
miáo描
xiě写
le了
rén人
wù物
de的
nèi内
xīn心
huó活
dòng动
。
The author portrays the characters' inner thoughts with delicate strokes.
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Tā他
shì试
tú图
zài在
huà画
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
chū出
dà大
hǎi海
de的
guǎng广
kuò阔
wú无
yín垠
。
He tried to depict the vastness of the ocean in his painting.
Nǐ你
de的
wén文
zhāng章
duì对
shì事
jiàn件
de的
miáo描
xiě写
hěn很
kè客
guān观
。
Your article describes the event very objectively.