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

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勾 • gōu • to hook, to cancel, to tick • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gōu勾

to hook, to cancel, to tick

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Pinyingōu huà

Meaningto sketch out

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画 • huà • to draw; paint (pictures) • HSK 2.0 L3

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huà画

to draw; paint (pictures)

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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.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 勾画.

Words with 勾

勾结gōu jiécollude with; in league with; be hand and glove with
勾勒gōu lèdraw the outline of
勾引gōu yǐnto seduce; to entice
勾当gòu dàngdirty deal, shady business
勾搭gōu dato seduce, to collude with
一笔勾销yī bǐ gōu xiāoto cancel or wipe out completely (debts, grievances, etc.)

Words with 画

画家huà jiāpainter
动画dòng huàanimation
国画guó huàtraditional Chinese painting
图画tú huàdrawing

画面

huà miàn

scene

动画片dòng huà piāncartoon

书画shū huàcalligraphy and painting

漫画màn huàcartoon; caricature; comic