Definition
油漆 (yóuqī) means paint as a material (noun) and the act of applying it (verb), like painting walls or furniture. It differs from 漆 (qī), which more often refers to lacquer or the verb 'to lacquer,' and from 绘画 (huìhuà), which denotes artistic drawing or painting.
noun
paintlacquer
verb
to paintto varnish
Measure word · 层
Easily confused
- 尤其yóu qísound-alikeespecially, particularly
Examples
- 油漆。Zhè céng yóu qī shuā de hěn jūnyún.This layer of paint was applied very evenly.
- 油漆。Tā zhèngzài yòng shuāzi yóu qī qiángbì.He is painting the wall with a brush.
- 油漆。Zhè zhǒng yóu qī de huánbǎo xìngnéng hěn hǎo.This type of paint has good environmental performance.
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