描绘 meaning in English

miáohuì

to describe; to depict; to portray

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 描繪20 strokes

Meaning of 描绘

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

miáohuì
  1. to describe; to depict; to portray

描绘 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bú是shì诗shī人rén,无wú法fǎ用yòng一yī行xíng文wén字zì描miáo绘huì它tā的de美měi丽lì。
I'm not a poet; I couldn't write a single line to depict its beauty.

Stroke order for each character

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描 miáo · to copy · 11 strokes

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绘 huì · to sketch · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 描绘.

描述miáoshùto describe; description
描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
绘画huìhuàto draw; to paint
扫描sǎomiáoto scan
素描sùmiáosketch
绘声绘色huìshēng-huìsèvivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic
绘制huìzhìto draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration etc)
扫描仪sǎomiáoyíscanner (device)
绘图huìtúto chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot
轻描淡写qīngmiáodànxiě(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay

Questions about 描绘

What does 描绘 mean?

描绘 (miáohuì) means "to describe; to depict; to portray" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 描绘?

描绘 is made of 2 characters: 描 (11 strokes), 绘 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 描绘 an HSK word?

Yes. 描绘 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 描绘 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 描绘 is written 描繪.