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Meaning of 抹

Pinyin mǒ、 mò、 mā

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

play / to smear, girdle / brassiere / to plaster

Usage

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抹 [mǒ] 1. 涂。 (To apply) 2. 揩，擦。(To wipe, to rub) 3. 除去，勾掉，不计在内。(To remove, to blot out, to disregard) 4. 轻微的痕迹。(A slight mark) 抹 [mǒ] 1. 涂：涂～。(To smear: to apply...) ～粉（喻美化或掩饰）。(Applying powder, metaphorically beautifying or covering up.) ～黑（喻丑化）。(To smear black, metaphorically to defame.) ～子（瓦工用来抹灰泥的器具。亦称“抹刀”）。(A trowel used by bricklayers.) 2. 揩，擦：～拭。(To wipe, to scrub.) 哭天～泪。(Crying and wiping tears.) 3. 除去，勾掉，不计在内：～煞。(To eliminate, to cross out, to disregard.) 4. 轻微的痕迹：“林梢一～青如画”。(A slight trace: “The tips of the trees are slightly blue like a painting.”) 一～余晖。(A trace of afterglow.) 抹 [mǒ] 1. 同本义 ([En.] apply; smear; put on) 2. 涂掉，抹去 ([En.] erase; blot out; cross out) 3. 玩 ([En.] play). 抹 [mò] 1. 轻按。弹奏弦乐器的一种指法。 ([En.] press lightly; a fingerstyle for string instruments.) 2. 把和好了的泥或灰涂上后弄平 ([En.] daub; plaster). 3. 紧靠着绕过去 ([En.] bypass; skirt; turn). 4. 蒙住 ([En.] cover) 5. 弯下 ([En.] bend). 6. 紧贴;紧束 ([En.] keep close to; bind closedly). 抹 [mā] 1. 揩;擦 ([En.] wipe) 2. 捋;拉;推 ([En.] rub sth. down; slip sth. off; pull up; push).

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