涂

To apply (paint etc) in Chinese: 涂 (tú)

tú

to apply (paint etc)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 塗1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to apply (paint etc)
  2. 2to smear
  3. 3to daub
  4. 4to blot out
  5. 5to scribble
  6. 6to scrawl
  7. 7(literary) mud
  8. 8street

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涂

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨˊ

tú

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

涂

Simplified

塗

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她在墙上涂了一层白漆。

    tā zài qiáng shàng tú le yì céng bái qī。

    She applied a layer of white paint on the wall.

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Related words

糊涂

hú tu

muddled

一塌糊涂

yī tā hú tu

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom)

团伙

tuán huǒ

(criminal) gang

团聚

tuán jù

to reunite

团员

tuán yuán

member

团圆

tuán yuán

to have a reunion

推测

tuī cè

speculation

推断

tuī duàn

to infer

推翻

tuī fān

to overthrow

推理

tuī lǐ

reasoning

推敲

tuī qiāo

to think over

推算

tuī suàn

to calculate

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