He sketched an apple.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
素描
sketch
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
sketch
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 素描 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 素描 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Tom sketched a picture of an elephant for Mary.
Jiro made a sketch of Mt. Fuji.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 素描.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 素描.
Directly before
- 的素描2
- 学素描1
- 果素描1
Directly after
- 素描很久1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 素描
What does 素描 mean in Chinese?
素描 (sùmiáo) means sketch.
How do you pronounce 素描?
素描 is pronounced sùmiáo.
Is 素描 an HSK word?
素描 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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