Definition
漆 (qī) refers specifically to lacquer or paint used for coating surfaces, especially traditional Chinese lacquer. It is more specific than 油漆 (yóuqī), the general term for modern paint. As a verb, 漆 means to apply this coating, while 刷 (shuā) means to brush or whitewash, often with a brush.
noun
paintlacquer
verb
to paint (furniture, walls, etc.)
Measure word · 道
Easily confused
- 起qǐsound-alike(verb) to get up; to rise
- 气qìsound-alike(noun) air; gas
- 其qísound-alike(possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their (used before a noun)
- 七qīsound-alikeseven
- 骑qísound-aliketo ride (a horse, bike, or other vehicle one sits astride)
- 期qīsound-alike(classifier) for issues of a periodical (magazine, newspaper, etc.)
- 齐qísound-alike(adjective) neat, even, uniform
- 沏qīsound-aliketo steep (tea), to brew (tea)
Examples
- 漆。Zhè dào qī de yánsè hěn liàng.This coat of paint has a very bright color.
- 漆。Gōngrén zhèngzài gěi mén qī shàng báisè.The workers are painting the door white.
- 漆。Zhè miàn qiáng xūyào chóngxīn qī yí biàn.This wall needs to be repainted.
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