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

HSK 6

他每周给地板上蜡。

Tā měizhōu gěi dìbǎn shànglà.

He waxes the floor every week.

HSK 7-9

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