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勾画

勾畫
gōu huà
to outline, to delineate
verb

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她在纸上勾画了一只漂亮的鸟。
tāzài zhǐ shàng gōuhuà le yīzhī piàoliàng de niǎo 。
She outlined a beautiful bird on the paper.
老师要求我们勾画出这个故事的主要情节。
lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen gōuhuàchū zhègè gùshì de zhǔyào qíngjié 。
The teacher asked us to delineate the main plot of the story.
他用铅笔勾画了整个风景。
tāyòng qiānbǐ gōuhuà le zhěnggè fēngjǐng 。
He outlined the entire landscape with a pencil.

Words with similar meanings

描绘miáohuì
to depict
描绘 can imply a more detailed representation, whereas 勾画 is often used for a simpler outline.
描画miáohuà
to sketch
描画 is more informal and can denote a quick or rough depiction compared to 勾画.

Words Starting With 勾

勾结gōu jié
to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with

Words Ending With 画

漫画màn huà
caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga

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勾gōu · to hook, to delineate›画huà · to draw, picture, painting
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