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抹布 (mā bù): Rag (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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抹布 consists of 2 characters.

抹 • mā • to wipe, smear, or erase • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mā抹

to wipe, smear, or erase

布 • bù • cloth; textile; proclaim • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

bù布

cloth; textile; proclaim

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Pinyinmā bù

Meaningrag, cleaning cloth

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 抹布

Tā他

yòng用

mā抹

bù布

cā擦

zhuō桌

zi子

。

He wiped the table with a rag.

Chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

bèi备

yǒu有

jǐ几

kuài块

gān干

jìng净

de

Zhè这

kuài块

mā抹

bù布

tài太

zāng脏

le了

，

xū需

yào

的

mā抹

bù布

。

There are a few clean rags in the kitchen.

要

xǐ洗

yí一

xià下

。

This rag is too dirty; it needs to be washed.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 抹布.

Words with 抹

抹杀mǒ shāblot out; obliterate; write off
涂抹tú mǒdaub; smear; paint
抹掉mǒ diàoerase, wipe off
抹黑mǒ hēito smear; to discredit
拐弯抹角guǎi wān mò jiǎobeat around the bush

Words with 布

公布gōng bùto announce; make public
分布fēn bùto distribute; spread; scatter
宣布xuān bùdeclare; proclaim; announce
发布fā bùpublish; issue; release
布告

bù gào

notice; bulletin; proclamation

布局bù júlayout; arrangement

布置bù zhìfix up; arrange; decorate

散布sàn bùgo for a walk