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勾勒 (gōu lè): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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勾勒 consists of 2 characters.

to hook, to cancel, to tick

to rein in, to tighten, to force

How to Use 勾勒 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 勾勒 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

jiǎn简

dān单

gōu勾

lè勒

neutral

simply sketch

qīng清

xī晰

gōu勾

lè勒

neutral

clearly outline

Verb + Complementwith出

gōu勾

lè勒

chū出

neutral

sketch out

Verb + Object

gōu勾

lè勒

lún轮

kuò廓

neutral

outline the contours

Example Sentences with 勾勒

tā他

yòng用

bǐ笔

gōu勾

lè勒

chū出

yí一

gōu勾

lè勒

lán蓝

tú图

formalWritten

outline a blueprint

gè个

xiǎo小

fáng房

zi子

。

He used a pen to sketch a small house.

tā他

liáo寥

liáo寥

shù数

bǐ笔

jiù就

gōu勾

lè勒

chū出

le了

rén人

wù物

de的

shén神

yùn韵

，

lìng令

rén人

zàn赞

tàn叹

。

With just a few strokes, he outlined the charm of the character, which is admirable.

nǐ你

néng能

gōu勾

lè勒

yí一

xià下

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

de的

hé核

xīn心

kuàng框

jià架

ma吗

？

Can you outline the core framework of this plan?

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zhè这

fú幅

huà画

gōu勾

lè勒

chū出

xiāng乡

cūn村

de的

měi美

lì丽

jǐng景

sè色

。

This painting outlines the beautiful scenery of the countryside.

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

zhě者

bìng并

wèi未

gōu勾

lè勒

chū出

jù具

shè设

jì计

shī师

xiān先

gōu勾

lè勒

cǎo草

tú图

，

zuò作

zhě者

zài在

shū书

zhōng中

gōu勾

lè勒

le了

yí一

bào报

gào告

bù不

jǐn仅

gōu勾

lè勒

le了

xiàn现

zhuàng状

tǐ体

de的

shí实

shī施

bù步

zhòu骤

，

ràng让

rén人

kùn困

huò惑

。

The speaker did not outline the specific implementation steps, which was confusing.

zài

再

zhú逐

bù步

wán完

shàn善

xì细

jié节

。

The designer first sketches the outline and then gradually refines the details.

gè个

chōng充

mǎn满

xiǎng想

xiàng象

lì力

de的

wèi未

lái来

shì世

jiè界

。

The author sketches a future world full of imagination in the book.

，

hái还

fēn分

xī析

le了

wèi未

lái来

de的

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

The report not only outlines the current situation but also analyzes future challenges.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 勾勒.

Words with 勾

勾画gōu huà
勾结gōu jié