墨迹

墨跡
mòjì
noun #28,085

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墨迹 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 ink marks
  2. 2 ink traces
  3. 3 original calligraphy or painting by a famous person

Examples

Zhǐ shàng liú xià le mòjì, hěn nán qīngchú.
Ink marks were left on the paper and are hard to remove.
Zhè fú zì shì shūfǎ dàshī de mòjì, fēicháng zhēnguì.
This piece of calligraphy is the original work of a master and is very precious.

Tips

usage
墨迹 has two meanings: literal ink marks or stains, and the original handwritten works of calligraphers or artists (a more elevated usage). In dialects, 墨迹 (mòji, neutral tone) also means 'to dawdle' — a completely different usage.

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