抹防晒

抹防曬

mǒfángshài

phrase

Meanings

1 to apply sunscreen
2 to spread on sunscreen

Characters

to smear, to spread on

to guard against

Examples

她每天早上都抹防晒。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu mǒ fángshài.

She applies sunscreen every morning.

抹防晒要抹均匀。

Mǒ fángshài yào mǒ jūnyún.

Apply sunscreen evenly.

Tips

usage

抹 (mǒ, 3rd tone) emphasizes the spreading/smearing motion, while 擦 emphasizes rubbing in. For sunscreen, 擦防晒, 抹防晒, 涂防晒 all mean the same thing. Note 抹 has other readings (mā 'to wipe', mò 'to plaster') — here it's mǒ.

Stroke Order

抹 mǒ

防 fáng

晒 shài