HSK 7–9 vocabularyHSK 3.0

涂

tú

Traditional: 塗

to apply (paint etc)

HSK 7–9

Meaning of 涂 in English

túHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9515
  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. way
  8. route

Example sentences

  1. 你不想涂防晒霜是你的问题,但是晒伤了不要来抱怨。
    nǐ bù xiǎng tú fáng shài shuāng shì nǐ de wèn tí, dàn shì shài shāng le bú yào lái bào yuàn。
    If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
    Tatoeba #501574 by fucongcong · #1684 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他让妹妹帮他涂他房间的墙。
    tā ràng mèi mèi bāng tā tú tā fáng jiān de qiáng。
    He had his sister help him paint the wall of his room.
    Tatoeba #5655395 by verdastelo9604 · #297111 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 涂

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences