勾 gōu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 厶 private, secret
勾勒
gōulè
to outline; to sketch
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Example phrases
- 作者只用寥寥几笔，便勾勒出边疆小城的精神气质。 Zuòzhě zhǐ yòng liáoliáo jǐ bǐ, biàn gōulè chū biānjiāng xiǎochéng de jīngshén qìzhì. With only a few strokes, the author sketches the spiritual temperament of a small frontier town.
- 画家先用铅笔勾勒出人物的轮廓。 Huàjiā xiān yòng qiānbǐ gōulè chū rénwù de lúnkuò. The painter first outlined the figure with a pencil.
- 他用几句话就勾勒出了未来的计划。 Tā yòng jǐ jù huà jiù gōulè chū le wèilái de jìhuà. In a few sentences he sketched out his plans for the future.
Related words
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 勾结 gōujié to collude; to gang up with
- 勒 lēi to tighten; to strap tightly
- 绘制 huìzhì to draw; to chart; to map
- 烘托 hōngtuō to set off; to highlight; to provide a foil
- 仿 fǎng to imitate; to copy
- 衬托 chèntuō to set off; to serve as a foil
- 笔墨 bǐmò writing; description; brush and ink
- 点缀 diǎnzhuì to decorate; to embellish; to adorn
- 别具匠心 biéjùjiàngxīn to show unique ingenuity; to be ingeniously conceived
- 璀璨 cuǐcàn brilliant; dazzling
- 画龙点睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng to add the finishing touch; make the crucial point