miáo shù
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  • v.describe; give a description of; represent

    • zuò pǐn miáo shù le nóng mín de shēng huó

      作品描述农民生活

      The work gave a description of farmers' life.

    • lǎo zhàn shì shēng dòng miáo shù le nà chǎng jī zhàn

      战士生动描述激战

      The old soldier vividly described the fierce battle.

    • tā wú fǎ miáo shù fā shēng de shì

      无法描述发生

      He could not describe what happened.

    • miáo shù shì qing jīng guò

      描述事情经过

      describe what happened

    • miáo shù rén wù

      描述人物

      give a description of a character

    • xiáng xì miáo shù

      详细描述

      describe fully

    • miáo shù zhàn kuàng

      描述战况

      give a description of the battle

    • zhè běn shū shēng dòng miáo shù le tā de tóng nián jīng lì

      生动描述童年经历

      The book vividly describes his childhood experiences.

Word usage

  • Note
    "描述" is different from "描写". "描写" mostly refers to the depiction of details; "描述" refers to the visual narration of the plot.