抹

mǒ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

抹 (mǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “to smear”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

Stroke order

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Example

她在麵包上抹了一層奶油。

She spread a layer of butter on the bread.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).