抹
mǒmòmā
to smear; to wipe; to erase
- Strokes
- 8
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 2,082
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What 抹 means
- mǒ
- to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- mò
- to plaster; to go around; to skirt
- mā
- to wipe
Words with 抹
- 抹布mā bùcleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
- 抹黑mǒ hēito 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)
- 抹杀mǒ shāto erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
- 涂抹tú mǒto paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
- 拐弯抹角guǎi wān mò jiǎolit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
- 抹胸mò xiōngold feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
- 抹香鲸mǒ xiāng jīngsperm whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)
- 涂抹酱tú mǒ jiàngspread (for putting on bread etc)
- 抹刀mǒ dāoscraper; trowel; putty knife
- 抹去mǒ qùto erase
- 抹平mǒ píngto flatten; to level; to smooth out
- 抹油mǒ yóuto anoint
抹 in a sentence
bù hé shì de jiù yī wù kě yǐ dāng mā bù yòng 。
Old stuff that doesn't fit any more can be used as cloths.
bú yào guǎi wān mò jiǎo 。
Don't beat around the bush.
wǒ bǎ qǐ sū yóu tú mǒ zài lù ròu shàng 。
I daub the venison with shortening.
tā xī wàng mǒ qù bù hǎo de jì yì 。
He wishes to erase bad memories.
hēi bǎn de jù zi bèi mǒ diào le 。
The sentence on the blackboard was erased.