油漆匠

yóuqījiàng

noun #32,441

Measure Word

一位油漆匠 wèi

Meanings

1 painter (of houses/walls/furniture)
2 house painter
3 lacquerer

Characters

Examples

我们请了一个油漆匠来粉刷墙壁。

Wǒmen qǐngle yí gè yóuqījiàng lái fěnshuā qiángbì.

We hired a painter to whitewash the walls.

这位油漆匠手艺非常好。

Zhè wèi yóuqījiàng shǒuyì fēicháng hǎo.

This painter is very skilled.

Tips

usage

油漆匠 refers strictly to a tradesperson who paints buildings or furniture — never to a fine-art painter, which is 画家 (huàjiā). The 匠 suffix marks skilled tradespeople: 木匠 (carpenter), 铁匠 (blacksmith), 鞋匠 (cobbler).

Stroke Order

油 yóu

漆 qī

匠 jiàng