Chinese word

描述

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiáo shù

Meaning

  • verbdescribe

Example

请你用一句话描述自己的爱好。qǐng nǐ yòng yí jù huà miáo shù zì jǐ de ài hào

Please describe your hobby in a single sentence.

Illustration for 描述 (describe)

More examples

作家通过细节来描述人物的心理。zuò jiā tōng guò xì jié lái miáo shù rén wù de xīn lǐ

The writer describes the character's inner thoughts through details.

Core concept

A verbal or written rendering that makes a thing, feature, or sequence clear by tracing its details.

Common phrases

  • 描述场景miáo shù cháng jǐng

    describe a scene

  • 描述人物miáo shù rén wù

    describe a person

  • 描述细节miáo shù xì jié

    describe details

  • 描述方式miáo shù fāng shì

    describe a method

  • 描述过程miáo shù guò chéng

    describe a process

Similar words

说明shuō míng: Makes the reasons, content, or steps of something clear by speaking or writing.
表达biǎo dá: Expresses thoughts and feelings outwardly through language, facial expressions, or behavior.
介绍jiè shào: Tells others about the basic facts and features of a person or thing.
描写miáo xiě: Renders the look or condition of something in fine detail through words or images.

Definition in Chinese

用语言或文字把事物的样子、特征或经过说清楚。yòng yǔ yán huò wén zì bǎ shì wù de yàng zi tè zhēng huò jīng guò shuō qīng chǔ

Word origin

描述 (miáoshù, "describe") combines 描 (miáo, "draw or depict") + 述 (shù, "state or recount"), linking an observed picture with words.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect this verb to focus on appearance, but it also naturally frames an account of an event, activity, feeling, or experience.

Other meanings

  • documentverb
  • depictverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 描述法miáo shù fǎdescriptive methodnoun
  • 描述性miáo shù xìngdescriptiveadjective

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