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抹

mǒ
verb HSK 7 #3,923

Meanings

  1. 1 to wipe; to smear
  2. 2 to apply (cream, paint, etc.)
  3. 3 to erase; to cross out

Examples

她在脸上抹了一层防晒霜。
Tā zài liǎn shàng mǒ le yī céng fángshàishuāng.
She applied a layer of sunscreen on her face.
把桌子抹干净。
Bǎ zhuōzi mǒ gānjìng.
Wipe the table clean.
这段记忆无法抹去。
Zhè duàn jìyì wúfǎ mǒ qù.
This memory cannot be erased.

Tips

mistakes
抹 has three pronunciations: mǒ (wipe, smear, erase), mā (to wipe — 抹布 mābù = rag), and mò (to plaster — 抹墙 mòqiáng = to plaster a wall). The HSK reading is mǒ, which covers the most common uses.

Stroke Order

抹 mǒ