miáo
to depict
to trace (a drawing)
to copy
to touch up
qīng miáo dàn xiě
to sketch in light shades
to play down
to deemphasize (idiom)
miáo xiě
to describe
to depict
to portray
description
miáo mó
to trace over
to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc)
(fig.) to describe
to portray
bái miáo
line drawing in traditional ink and brush style
simple and straightforward style of writing
zhú háng sǎo miáo
line by line scanning
progressive scanning
miáo hóng
to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write)
huí miáo
flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)
retrace
yù miáo yù hēi
see 越描越黑[yue4 miao2 yue4 hei1]
yuè miáo yuè hēi
lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
fig. to only make matters worse
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Chinese
English
Example Usage