上蜡

上蠟

shànglà

verb #31,351

Meanings

1 to wax (a surface)
2 to apply wax

Characters

to apply / to put on

Examples

他每周给地板上蜡。

Tā měi zhōu gěi dìbǎn shànglà.

He waxes the floor every week.

刚上完蜡的车子闪闪发亮。

Gāng shàng wán là de chēzi shǎnshǎn fāliàng.

The freshly waxed car gleams.

Tips

usage

上蜡 is a verb-object compound (literally 'apply wax'), used for cars, floors, furniture, snowboards, and even moustache wax. Compare with 打蜡 which is more common in colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

蜡 là