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勾画 (gōu huà): To sketch out (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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勾画 consists of 2 characters.

to hook, to cancel, to tick

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to draw; paint (pictures)

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Pinyingōu huà

Meaningto sketch out

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

Word勾画

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Example Sentences with 勾画

tā她

gōu勾

huà画

le了

wèi未

lái来

de的

měi美

hǎo好

lán蓝

tú图

。

She outlined a beautiful blueprint for the future.

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