Don't beat about the bush.
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抹
mā
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
mā · mut3 (Jyutping)
- to wipe
mǒ · mut3 (Jyutping)
- to smear
- to wipe
- to erase
- classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
mò · mut3 (Jyutping)
- to plaster
- to go around
- to skirt
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Character breakdown
抹
- Meaning
- smear, apply, wipe off, erase
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌末
- Cangjie
- QDJ
- Four-corner
- 5509.0
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Example sentences
Don't beat around the bush.
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