Meaning of mā:
抹
to wipe; to smear; to wipe; to erase; to plaster; to go around; to skirt
Tā yòng bù zài zhuōzi shàng mǒ huīchén.
他用布在桌子上抹灰尘。
He used a cloth to wipe the dust off the table.
Tā zài miànbāo shàng mǒ le huángyóu.
他在面包上抹了黄油。
He smeared butter on the bread.
Tā yòng bù qīngqīng de mǒ zhuōzi shàng de huīchén.
他用布轻轻地抹桌子上的灰尘。
He gently wiped the dust off the table with a cloth.
Tā yòng bù mǒ qù huīchén.
他用布抹去灰尘。
He used a cloth to wipe away the dust.
Tā zhèngzài gěi qiáng shàng mò huī.
她正在给墙上抹灰。
She is plastering the wall.
Tā yòng bù qīng qīng de mò jiājù shàng de huīchén.
他用布轻轻地抹家具上的灰尘。
He gently wiped the dust off the furniture with a cloth.
Yǔ hòu de cǎihóng zài tiānbiān mò guò yī mò dàndàn de sècǎi.
雨后的彩虹在天边抹过一抹淡淡的色彩。
The rainbow after the rain skirted a faint tint across the sky.
classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
Tiānkōng zhōng yǒu yī mǒ cǎiyún.
天空中有一抹彩云。
There is a wisp of colorful cloud in the sky.

