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抹

mā · ma/mǒ · mo/mò · mo

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Meaning

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mā 抹

  1. to wipe

mǒ 抹

  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

mò 抹

  1. to plaster
  2. to go around
  3. to skirt

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)抹(mǒ)去(qù)不(bù)好(hǎo)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)。

He wishes to erase bad memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)用(yòng)毛(máo)巾(jīn)把(bǎ)头(tóu)发(fa)抹(mā)干(gān)了(le)。

She wiped her wet hair with a towel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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