刷墙 (shuāqiáng): to paint a wall

Meanings

1 to paint a wall
2 to whitewash a wall

Characters

刷

Examples

周末我们自己刷墙。

Zhōumò wǒmen zìjǐ shuāqiáng.

We're painting the walls ourselves over the weekend.

刷墙前要先铲掉旧漆。

Shuāqiáng qián yào xiān chǎn diào jiù qī.

You need to scrape off the old paint before painting the walls.

Tips

usage

刷 literally means 'to brush' — here the instrument (a roller or brush) gives the verb its name. 刷墙 covers emulsion painting; for lacquer-heavy finishes people say 刷漆.

Stroke Order

刷 shuā

墙 qiáng

Related Words

刷漆 shuāqī

to paint (apply lacquer/paint) / to apply a coat of paint

电视墙 diànshìqiáng

TV wall (decorative feature wall behind the television) / TV backdrop wall / video wall (multi-screen display)

刷 shuā HSK 4 #3,768

to brush; to scrub / to paint; to apply / to swipe (a card); to scroll (on phone)

拆东墙补西墙 chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng

to tear down the east wall to patch the west wall / to rob Peter to pay Paul / a makeshift solution that creates a new problem

打墙 dǎqiáng

to knock down a wall / to demolish an interior wall (renovation)

to paint / to whitewash / to plaster

墙壁 qiángbì HSK 5 #6,781

wall

城墙 chéngqiáng HSK 7 #12,330

city wall; fortification wall