Definition
绘图 is a separable verb (离合词) formed by 绘 'to draw' + 图 'picture/drawing'. It covers both artistic drawing and technical drafting (blueprints, engineering drawings). When you need to add a measure word, duration, or object, you split the two syllables: 绘 + 了/过/数词+量词 + 图, e.g. 绘了一幅图 ('drew a picture'). The person or object being drawn is typically introduced with 把 or a prepositional phrase, not placed directly after 绘图.
v.o.
to draw (a picture, design, or blueprint)
Examples
- 绘图。Tā xǐhuan yòng diànnǎo huì tú.He likes to draw on the computer.
- 。Tā huì le yì fú jīngměi de fēngjǐng tú.He drew a beautiful landscape picture.
- 绘图。Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài huì tú shīgōng túzhǐ.The engineer is drawing construction blueprints.
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