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Hanzi

塗 / 涂

Traditional
Simplified

variant of 途[tu2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

tú, chú, yé

Bopomofo

ㄊㄨˊ, ㄔㄨˊ, ㄧㄝˊ

Jyutping

tou4

Example sentences

他在牆上塗滿了油漆。
他在墙上涂满了油漆。

He painted the wall full of paint.

房屋翻修時,工人會先在牆面上塗一層防水塗料。
房屋翻修时,工人会先在墙面上涂一层防水涂料。

During the renovation of a house, workers first apply a layer of waterproof paint to the walls.

他在傷口上塗抹了一些藥膏。
他在伤口上涂抹了一些药膏。

He applied some ointment to the wound.

你怎麼這麼糊塗。
你怎么这么糊涂。

Why are you so confused?

這個人腦子糊塗,跟他沒法兒溝通。
这个人脑子糊涂,跟他没法儿沟通。

This person is muddle-headed, there's no way to communicate with him.

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