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抹

mǒ

smear, apply, wipe off, erase

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Example sentences

  • 黑板的句子被抹掉了。

    Hēi bǎn de jù zi bèi mā diào le

    The sentence on the blackboard was erased.

  • 他希望抹去不好的记忆。

    Tā xī wàng mǒ qù bù hǎo de jì yì

    He wishes to erase bad memories.

  • 不合适的旧衣物可以当抹布用。

    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.

  • 媒体抹黑了他的名誉。

    Méi tǐ mǒ hēi le tā de míng yù

    The media stuck a shiv into his reputation.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 抹

  • 涂抹tú mǒ 2–3 to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
  • 抹杀mǒ shā 3–1 to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
  • 抹mǒ 3to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
  • 抹mā 1to wipe
  • 抹mò 4to plaster; to go around; to skirt