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油漆

yóuqī
noun/verb #6,669

Measure Word

一桶油漆 tǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 paint
  2. 2 lacquer
  3. 3 to paint (a surface)

Examples

小心，油漆未干。
Xiǎoxīn, yóuqī wèi gān.
Careful, the paint is still wet.
他把墙刷了一层白色油漆。
Tā bǎ qiáng shuā le yī céng báisè yóuqī.
He painted a layer of white paint on the wall.
这个房间需要重新油漆。
Zhège fángjiān xūyào chóngxīn yóuqī.
This room needs to be repainted.

Tips

memory
Oil (油) + lacquer (漆) = paint. Traditional Chinese lacquer was indeed oil-based, so the name reflects its composition.
usage
油漆 can be both a noun (the paint itself) and a verb (to paint a surface). As a verb: 油漆墙壁 (to paint the walls).

Stroke Order

油 yóu
漆 qī