miáo xiě
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  • v.depict; describe

    • zhè běn xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le zhàn shì de chéng zhǎng

      小说描写战士成长

      The novel portrays the growth of a fighter.

    • ér tóng tú shū cháng cháng bǎ nóng chǎng de dòng wù miáo xiě de wēn hé ér kě ài

      儿童图书常常农场动物描写温和可爱

      Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle and lovable creatures.

    • zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le ā gēn tíng dà cǎo yuán de shēng huó

      小说描写阿根廷草原生活

      The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.

    • miáo xiě fēng jǐng

      描写风景

      portray a landscape

    • miáo xiě duì xiàng

      描写对象

      object of depiction

    • miáo xiě nóng cūn shēng huó

      描写农村生活

      description of rural life

    • miáo xiě yī wèi yōu xiù huà jiā de chéng zhǎng

      描写优秀画家成长

      describe how he grew up to be an outstanding painter

    • shàn yú miáo xiě

      善于描写

      be good at describing

Word usage

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