抹
mǒ
Pinyin

Definition

抹
 - 
mǒ
  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
抹
 - 
mò
  1. to plaster
  2. to go around
  3. to skirt
抹
 - 
mā
  1. to wipe

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抹
mā
  1. 1 to wipe
涂抹
tú mǒ
  1. 1 to paint
  2. 2 to smear
  3. 3 to apply (makeup etc)
  4. 4 to doodle
  5. 5 to erase
  6. 6 to obliterate
抹去
mǒ qù
  1. 1 to erase
抹布
mā bù
  1. 1 cleaning rag
  2. 2 also pr. [mǒ bù]
抹杀
mǒ shā
  1. 1 to erase
  2. 2 to cover traces
  3. 3 to obliterate evidence
  4. 4 to expunge
  5. 5 to blot out
  6. 6 to suppress

Idioms (4)

抹不下脸
mǒ bù xià liǎn
  1. 1 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
淡妆浓抹
dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
  1. 1 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
浓妆艳抹
nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ
  1. 1 to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
  2. 2 dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

Sample Sentences

然而加工肉制品譬如火腿、香肠、培根等由于不是新鲜肉，因此为了延长其保鲜期都添加了一些防腐剂，或是使用了腌、熏或是抹盐等延长贮存时间等手法，致癌的风险也正是起因于这些加工处理手法。
ránér jiāgōng ròuzhìpǐn pìrú huǒtuǐ 、xiāngcháng 、péigēn děng yóuyú bùshì xīnxiānròu ，yīncǐ wèile yáncháng qí bǎoxiānqī dōu tiānjiā le yīxiē fángfǔjì ，huòshì shǐyòng le yān 、xūn huòshì mǒ yán děng yáncháng zhùcún shíjiān děng shǒufǎ ，zhìái de fēngxiǎn yě zhèngshì qǐyīn yú zhèxiē jiāgōng chǔlǐ shǒufǎ 。
And as processed meat products, such as ham, sausage and bacon aren't fresh, preservatives are added to keep them fresh, or methods, such as pickling, smoking are salting are used to preserve their shelf life, and the cancer risks come from these processes.
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苏轼的那首诗估计更是耳熟能详了。最经典的几句是：欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。
Sū Shì de nà shǒu shī gūjì gèng shì ěrshúnéngxiáng le 。zuì jīngdiǎn de jǐjù shì ：yù bǎ xīhú bǐ xīzǐ ，dànzhuāngnóngmǒ zǒng xiāngyí 。
The poem by Su Shi is even more etched into our memory. The most classic lines are: "The West Lake is like the Chinese beauty Xi Shi, Always looking quite natural whether in light or heavy makeup."
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我打算做个抹茶味的，给我爸爸生日时候用。
wǒ dǎsuàn zuò gè mǒchá wèi de ，gěi wǒ bàba shēngrì shíhou yòng 。
I plan to make a matcha-flavoured one to give to my dad on his birthday.
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这个抹茶慕斯也不错，不甜不腻，很适合夏天吃。
zhè ge mǒchá mùsī yě bùcuò ，bù tián bù nì ，hěn shìhé xiàtiān chī 。
This matcha tea mousse cake is also excellent. It's not sweet or oily. It's really great to eat during the summertime.
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嗯，抹茶我也喜欢。
ng ，mǒchá wǒ yě xǐhuan 。
Yeah, I like matcha, too.
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也许每一个男子全都有过这样的两个女人，至少两个。娶了红玫瑰，久而久之，红的变了墙上的一抹蚊子血，白的还是“床前明月光”；娶了白玫瑰，白的便是衣服上的一粒饭粒子，红的却是心口上的一颗朱砂痣。---- 出自张爱玲的小说《 红玫瑰和白玫瑰 》。
yěxǔ měi yī ge nánzǐ quándōu yǒu guo zhèyàng de liǎng ge nǚrén ，zhìshǎo liǎng ge 。qǔ le hóng méigui ，jiǔérjiǔzhī ，hóng de biàn le qiáng shàng de yī mǒ wénzi xiě ，bái de háishì “chuáng qián míngyue guāng ”；qǔ le bái méigui ，bái de biàn shì yīfu shàng de yī lì fànlìzi ，hóng de què shì xīnkǒu shàng de yī kē zhūshāzhì 。---- chūzì Zhāng Àilíng de xiǎoshuō 《 Hóng méigui hé Bái méigui 》。
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你看你，自食其果！目标巴拉圭，再发射二十枚“记忆抹杀”导弹！我要让你的国民忘记自己的国家和历史，让你世世代代都臣服于我！
nǐ kàn nǐ ，zìshíqíguǒ ！mùbiāo Bālāguī ，zài fāshè èrshí méi “jìyì mǒshā ”dǎodàn ！wǒ yào ràng nǐ de guómín wàngjì zìjǐ de guójiā hé lìshǐ ，ràng nǐ shìshìdàidài dōu chénfú yú wǒ ！
Look at you-- you had it coming! Target: Paraguay. Launch twenty more ``Memory Eraser" missiles. I want to make your people forget their own country and history, and make you obey me for until the end of time!
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