tu

smear, daub, apply, spread; paint

DEFINITIONS

塗 tú
  • to apply (paint etc)
  • to smear
  • to daub
  • to blot out
  • to scribble
  • to scrawl
  • (literary) mud
  • street
  • surname Tu
  • variant of 途[tu2]

WORDS

一塌糊 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
一敗地 yī bài tú dì failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; beaten and in a hopeless position
乙 tú yǐ to trim or add (to a text); to edit
去 tú qù to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc; to paint out; to paint over
家 tú jiā painter; artist
寫 tú xiě to daub; to scribble (graffiti)
層 tú céng protective layer; coating
徑 tú jìng path; road
抹 tú mǒ to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
抹醬 tú mǒ jiàng spread (for putting on bread etc)
改 tú gǎi to alter (text); to change by painting over; to correct (with correction fluid)
改液 tú gǎi yè correction fluid
敷 tú fū to smear; to daub; to plaster; to apply (ointment)
料 tú liào paint
污 tú wū smudge; stain; to smear (dirt, paint); to deface
油 tú yóu to grease; to oil; to baste (cookery)
油於 tú yóu yú anoint
漿檯 tú jiàng tái pasting table (for wallpapering)
潭 tú tán muddy water in a pool or pond
炭 tú tàn extreme distress; in utter misery
片 tú piàn smear (medical sample); microscope slide
白劑 tú bái jì a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc
脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn to put on makeup; to prettify
蓋 tú gài to coat; to mask; to plaster over
裝 tú zhuāng painted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)
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