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    Referring to paint or lacquer with 漆 (qī)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    Noun + 漆 / 喷 + 漆

    Explanation

    漆 (qī) means "paint," "lacquer," or "varnish" and refers to a coating applied to surfaces for protection or decoration. It can also function as a verb meaning "to paint" or "to apply lacquer."

    Examples

    • 墙上的漆已经开始脱落了。

      Qiáng shàng de qī yǐjīng kāishǐ tuōluò le.

      The paint on the wall has already started to peel off.

    • 他买了一桶白漆准备重新刷房间。

      Tā mǎile yī tǒng bái qī zhǔnbèi chóngxīn shuā fángjiān.

      He bought a bucket of white paint to repaint the room.

    • 这种漆干得很快，两个小时就好了。

      Zhè zhǒng qī gān de hěn kuài, liǎng gè xiǎoshí jiù hǎo le.

      This kind of paint dries very quickly — it's done in just two hours.

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