# 勾画 (gōuhuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 勾画 (gōuhuà) means “to sketch out; to outline”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to sketch out; to outline
- Pinyin: gōuhuà (gou1 hua4)
- Traditional: 勾畫
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他勾画了一幅未来的蓝图。
  Tā gōuhuà le yī fú wèilái de lántú.
  He sketched out a blueprint for the future.

## Characters

- [勾](https://hanziro.com/word/gou-tick/) (gōu): to tick; to outline
- [画](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-draw/) (huà): to draw; painting

https://hanziro.com/word/gou-hua-sketch-out/

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