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搪

táng
verb #65,247

Meanings

  1. 1 to ward off
  2. 2 to fend off
  3. 3 to stall (a question/request)
  4. 4 to coat; to smear (e.g. enamel onto metal)

Examples

他随便找个理由搪了过去。
Tā suíbiàn zhǎo gè lǐyóu táng le guòqù.
He stalled by making up some random excuse.
这家工厂专门搪瓷盆和铁锅。
Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhuānmén táng cípén hé tiěguō.
This factory specializes in enamel-coating basins and iron pots.

Tips

usage
Two senses to keep separate. (1) 搪塞 (tángsè) 'to fob off / give a perfunctory answer' — the most common compound, where 搪 means 'to fend off'. (2) 搪瓷 (tángcí) 'enamelware' — here 搪 means 'to coat with enamel'. Both come from the core idea of 'spreading a layer to block something'.

Stroke Order

搪 táng