Definition
涂鸦 started as a Chinese idiom for 'poor calligraphy' (literally 'daub like a crow') and now also covers the modern sense of creating graffiti. As a verb, it can mean to scribble carelessly or to paint street art, depending on context.
v
to create graffitito scribble carelesslyto write poorly
Examples
- 涂鸦，。Tā zài qiáng shàng tú yā, bèi jǐngchá zhuāzhù le.He was caught by the police for painting graffiti on the wall.
- 涂鸦。Zhè běn bǐjìběn shàng quán shì xiǎo háizi de tú yā.This notebook is full of children's scribbles.
- ，涂鸦。Tā de shūfǎ hěn chà, jiǎnzhí shì zài tú yā.His calligraphy is terrible — it's practically just scrawling.
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