勾勒 - to draw the outline of, to outline, to sketch, to delineate contours of, to give a brief account of - gōu lè | Definition | ChinesePod.com

勾勒

gōu lè

Pinyin

Definition

勾勒

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gōu lè

to draw the outline of
to outline
to sketch
to delineate contours of
to give a brief account of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Gōu

1 surname Gou

gōu yǐn

1 to seduce
2 to tempt

gōu da

1 to gang up
2 to fool around with
3 to make up to

gōu qiàn

1 to thicken with cornstarch

gōu qǐ

1 to evoke
2 to induce
3 to call to mind
4 to pick up with a hook

Idioms (4)

勾心斗角

gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined

勾肩搭背

gōu jiān dā bèi

1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

悬崖勒马

xuán yá lè mǎ

1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
2 fig. to act in the nick of time

敲诈勒索

qiāo zhà lè suǒ

1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)