ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.contour; line; outline; rough sketch

    • chéng lóu zài yuè guāng xia xiǎn chū méng lóng de lún kuò

      城楼月光显出朦胧轮廓

      The gate tower stood in vague silhouette against the moonlight.

    • zhōu wéi jǐng wù de lún kuò yuè kàn yuè qīng chu

      周围景物轮廓清楚

      The contours of the surrounding scenery become clearer.

    • wǒ men xiān gōu lè ge lún kuò zài huà shang xì jié

      我们勾勒轮廓细节

      We draw an outline before filling in the details.

  • 2

    n.general/rough idea; general situation

    • zhè jiàn shì wǒ zhī dào yī xiē lún kuò

      知道一些轮廓

      I've only had a rough idea about the matter.

    • shì qing bǐ jiào fù zá wǒ xiān shuō shuō tā de lún kuò

      事情比较复杂轮廓

      It's complicated. Let me talk about its outline first.

    • wǒ zhǐ zhī dào zhè jiàn shì de dà tǐ lún kuò jù tǐ de qíng kuàng bù tài qīng chu

      知道大体轮廓具体情况清楚

      I only know the general outline of the matter, but the specific situation is not very clear.

Word usage

  • "轮廓" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • 轮廓

      one outline