粉刷

fěnshuā

verb #11,316

Meanings

HSK 2

这面墙刚粉刷过，别碰。

Zhè miàn qiáng gāng fěnshuā guò, bié pèng.

This wall was just painted, don't touch it.

HSK 3

我们打算周末把房间粉刷一下。

Wǒmen dǎsuàn zhōumò bǎ fángjiān fěnshuā yíxià.

We plan to paint the room this weekend.

memory

Powder/paint (粉) + brush (刷) = to brush on paint. Literally painting with powder-based paint.

usage

粉刷 specifically means painting walls or surfaces (not artwork). For painting pictures, use 画 (huà).

粉 fěn

刷 shuā