打蜡 (dá) — to wax (a surface), to apply wax
Definition
打蜡 means to apply wax to a surface — floors, cars, furniture — to polish and protect it. It is a separable verb (离合词): insert 了/过/一次 between 打 and 蜡 (e.g. 打过蜡, 打了一次蜡).
verb
to wax (a surface)to apply wax
Examples
- 打蜡？Nǐ gěi dì bǎn dá le ma?Have you waxed the floor?
- ，。Wǒ shàng ge yuè dǎ le yí cì là, xiàn zài hái hěn liàng.I waxed it once last month, and it's still very shiny.
- ，。Zhè liàng chē gāng dǎ guò là, kàn qǐ lái hěn xīn.This car was just waxed, so it looks brand new.
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