刷墙

刷牆

shuāqiáng

verb

Meanings

1 to paint a wall
2 to whitewash a wall

Characters

to brush/paint on

Examples

HSK 4

周末我们自己刷墙。

Zhōumò wǒmen zìjǐ shuā qiáng.

We're painting the walls ourselves over the weekend.

HSK 7-9

刷墙前要先铲掉旧漆。

Shuā qiáng qián yào xiān chǎn diào jiù qī.

You need to scrape off the old paint before painting the walls.

Tips

usage

刷 literally means 'to brush' - here the instrument (a roller or brush) gives the verb its name. 刷墙 covers emulsion painting; for lacquer-heavy finishes people say 刷漆.

Stroke Order

刷 shuā

墙 qiáng