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油漆

yóu qī · you qi

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Old HSK 6Measure word: 层 céng

Meaning

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  1. oil paints
  2. lacquer
  3. to paint
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Wet paint on the door

  1. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，这(zhè)扇(shàn)门(mén)刚刚(gānggang)刷(shuā)了(le)油漆(yóuqī)！

    Careful, this door was just painted!

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)颜色(yánsè)的(de)油漆(yóuqī)？

    What color of paint?

  3. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)，油漆(yóuqī)还(hái)没(méi)干(gān)呢(ne)。

    Red. The paint isn't dry yet.

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)！我的(wǒde)手上(shǒushàng)也(yě)有(yǒu)油漆(yóuqī)！

    Ah! I have paint on my hand too!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)正好(zhènghǎo)，你(nǐ)来(lái)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)刷(shuā)门(mén)吧(ba)！

    Perfect, then come and help me paint the door!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)让(ràng)他(tā)油(yóu)漆(qī)了(le)这(zhè)个(gè)栅(zhà)栏(lán)。

I got him to paint the fence.

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02

这(zhè)扇(shàn)门(mén)上(shàng)的(de)油(yóu)漆(qī)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)干(gān)。

The paint on this door hasn't dried yet.

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