素描 meaning in English

sùmiáo

sketch

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 素描

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùmiáo
  1. sketch

素描 in example sentences

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

他tā画huà了le一yī张zhāng苹píng果guǒ素sù描miáo。
He sketched an apple.
汤tāng姆mǔ给gěi玛mǎ丽lì画huà了le大dà象xiàng的de素sù描miáo。
Tom sketched a picture of an elephant for Mary.
次cì郎láng画huà了le一yī幅fú富fù士shì山shān的de素sù描miáo。
Jiro made a sketch of Mt. Fuji.

Stroke order for each character

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素 sù · raw silk · 10 strokes

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描 miáo · to copy · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 素描.

描述miáoshùto describe; description
描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
因素yīnsùelement; factor
元素yuánsùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
要素yàosùessential factor; key constituent
素质sùzhìinner quality; basic essence
扫描sǎomiáoto scan
描绘miáohuìto describe; to depict; to portray
抗生素kàngshēngsùantibiotic
素材sùcáisource material (in literature and art)
激素jīsùhormone

Questions about 素描

What does 素描 mean?

素描 (sùmiáo) means "sketch" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 素描?

素描 is made of 2 characters: 素 (10 strokes), 描 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 素描 an HSK word?

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