描写
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
描写 (miáoxiě) · to describe
描写 (miáoxiě) means “to describe; to depict; description”. It is written with 2 characters: 描 (to copy) + 写 (to write). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 描写 is built
The characters
描 miáo · to copy
What 描 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 苗miáo — sprouts
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 苗 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
写 xiě · to write
What 写 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 与yǔ — and
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这本书描写了农村的生活。Zhè běn shū miáoxiě le nóngcūn de shēnghuó.This book depicts life in the countryside.
这篇文章描写得很好。Zhè piān wénzhāng miáoxiě de hěn hǎo.This essay is very well written.
Questions about 描写
What does 描写 mean?
描写 (miáoxiě) means “to describe; to depict; description”.
How do you pronounce 描写?
描写 is pronounced miáoxiě.
Which HSK level is 描写?
描写 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 描述miáoshùto describe
- 描绘miáohuìto depict
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 写作xiězuòwriting
- 抄写chāoxiěto copy (by hand)
- 填写tiánxiěto fill in, a form
- 写xiěto write
Learn 描写 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.