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涂 tú

to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
氵
Traditional
塗
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵余 ⿰氵余

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  1. 她在墙上涂了一幅画。
    Tā zài qiáng shàng tú le yì fú huà.
    She painted a picture on the wall.
    she at wall on smear (particle) one (measure) painting
  2. 你怎么把颜料涂得到处都是？
    Nǐ zěnme bǎ yánliào tú de dàochù dōu shì?
    How did you get paint smeared everywhere?
    you how (object-marker) paint smear (particle) everywhere all is (question)
  3. 请把药膏涂在伤口上。
    Qǐng bǎ yàogāo tú zài shāngkǒu shàng.
    Please apply the ointment onto the wound.
    please (object-marker) ointment smear at wound on
  4. 他没有涂抹任何东西在脸上。
    Tā méiyǒu túmǒ rènhé dōngxi zài liǎn shàng.
    He didn't apply anything on his face.
    he not-have smear any thing at face on
  5. 装修的时候，工人在墙上涂了新的油漆。
    Zhuāngxiū de shíhou, gōngrén zài qiáng shàng tú le xīn de yóuqī.
    During the renovation, workers applied new paint on the wall.
    renovate (particle) time worker at wall on apply (particle) new (particle) paint

Words with 涂 (2)