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墨
mò
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- mò
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- 墨
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- 墨
1 · noun
A coloured substance used for writing, drawing or printing.
用于书写、绘画或印刷的有色材料。
墨 can be solid or liquid; this example concerns liquid ink.
There is black ink in the small dish.
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小碟子里有黑墨。
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2 · noun
Liquid ink used for brush writing or painting.
用于毛笔书写或绘画的墨汁。
This slice concerns pourable ink for brushwork. It is narrower than the existing teaching definition, which also mentions printing materials; ink sticks remain outside the selected sense.
He poured a little ink into a small dish.
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他在小碟子里倒了一点墨。
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Wait for the ink on the paper to dry before putting the paper away.
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等纸上的墨干了，再把纸收起来。
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ink — A coloured substance used for writing, drawing or printing.