抹防晒

抹防曬

mǒ fángshài

phrase

Meanings

1 to apply sunscreen
2 to spread on sunscreen

Characters

to smear, to spread on

to guard against

Examples

HSK 7-9

她每天早上都抹防晒。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu mǒ fángshài.

She applies sunscreen every morning.

HSK 7-9

抹防晒要抹均匀。

Mǒ fángshài yào mǒ jūnyún.

Apply sunscreen evenly.

Tips

usage

抹 (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 (抹 'to wipe', 抹 'to plaster'). Here it's mǒ.

Stroke Order

抹 mǒ

防 fáng

晒 shài