liquid ink; prepared Chinese ink
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
liquid ink; prepared Chinese ink
Specifically refers to liquid ink used in Chinese calligraphy and painting, traditionally made by grinding an ink stick with water, but modern versions are often bottled liquid ink. The '儿' suffix indicates a colloquial pronunciation variant.
Yé爷
ye爷
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
yàn砚
tái台
yán研
mò墨
zhī汁
。
Grandpa is grinding ink on an inkstone.
Zhè这
píng瓶
mò墨
zhī汁
tài太
nóng浓
le了
，
xū需
yào要
jiā加
diǎn点
shuǐ水
。
This bottle of ink is too thick and needs some water added.
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Xiě写
máo毛
bǐ笔
zì字
lí离
bù不
kāi开
hǎo好
mò墨
zhī汁
。
Good ink is essential for writing with a brush pen.
Tā他
mǎi买
de的
mò墨
zhīr汁
hěn儿
kuài很
jiù快
yòng就
wán用
le完
了
。
The ink he bought ran out quickly.