Writing
描述 (miáo shù) — how to say "to describe" in Chinese
描述
To describe
verb
Character composition
描
to trace
述
to narrate
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
描述问题
miáoshù wèntí
to describe a problem
描述得很清楚
miáoshù de hěn qīngchu
to describe very clearly
Examples
他用简单的语言描述了整个过程。
He described the whole process in simple language.
请描述这个。
Please describe this.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say describe in Chinese?
"to describe" in Chinese is 描述 (miáo shù).
描述 meaning in English
描述 (miáo shù) means "To describe".
How is 描述 pronounced?
It is pronounced miáo shù (written as miao shu, miaoshu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to describe" in Chinese characters?
It is written 描述: 描 has 11 strokes, 述 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 描述?
描述 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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