Definition
比划 means to use hand or body movements to communicate or demonstrate something, often without words. It covers a range from casual gesturing to show size or shape, to imitating martial arts moves after a teacher, to a colloquial sense of fighting or coming to blows. The word emphasizes physical motion rather than verbal explanation.
v
to gestureto gesticulate (using hands to show or describe)to imitate the moves of a martial art (by following a teacher's example)(colloquial) to fightto come to blows
Examples
- 比划。Tā yìbiān shuō yìbiān yòng shǒu bǐ huà.He gestured with his hands while talking.
- 比划，。Jiàoliàn zài qiánbian bǐ huà, xuéyuán zài hòubian gēnzhe xué.The coach demonstrates the moves in front, and the students follow and learn behind.
- 比划。Nà liǎng ge rén zài jiē shàng bǐ huà qǐlái le.Those two started fighting in the street.
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