打蜡

打蠟
dǎlà
verb #28,795

Meanings

  1. 1 to wax
  2. 2 to apply wax (to a car, floor, etc.)

Examples

Tā měi gè yuè gěi chē dǎ yī cì là, bǎochí guāngliàng.
He waxes the car once a month to keep it shiny.
Dǎlà zhīhòu mù dìbǎn gèng hǎokàn, yě gèng fánghuá.
After waxing, the wooden floor looks better and is less slippery.

Tips

usage
打蜡 uses the general verb (to do / to apply) plus (wax). This pattern is common in Chinese for applied actions: 打蜡 (wax), 打针 (give an injection), 打扫 (sweep). alone means candle wax or wax in general.

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