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涂

tú · tu/Tú · tu

Traditional 塗

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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tú 塗

  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. (literary) mud
  8. street

Tú 涂

  1. surname Tu

tú 涂

  1. variant of 途 (tú)
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Painting the wall

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)这面(zhèmiàn)墙(qiáng)涂(tú)成(chéng)蓝色(lánsè)。

    I want to paint this wall blue.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)涂(tú)上面(shàngmiàn)，我(wǒ)涂(tú)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    You paint the top first. I'll paint the bottom.

  3. Dengdeng

    涂(tú)完(wán)了(le)！像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)天空(tiānkōng)？

    Done painting! Does it look like the sky?

  4. Liangliang

    像(xiàng)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)头发(tóufa)也(yě)涂(tú)蓝(lán)了(le)。

    Yes, but your hair is painted blue too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)是(shì)天空(tiānkōng)吧(ba)。

    Then I'll be the sky today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)把(bǎ)药(yào)膏(gāo)涂(tú)在(zài)了(le)我(wǒ)膝(xī)盖(gài)的(de)伤(shāng)口(kǒu)上(shàng)。

Mother applied the medicine to the sore on my knee.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)让(ràng)妹(mèi)妹(mei)帮(bāng)他(tā)涂(tú)他(tā)房(fáng)间(jiān)的(de)墙(qiáng)。

He had his sister help him paint the wall of his room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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