涂

tú

spread on; apply; smear, scribble; scrawl, blot out; cross out

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besmear; blot out; imbrue; scrawl; smear; spread

【医】 apply

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besmear; imbrue; scrawl; smear; spread

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tú

v. spread, apply, smear, scribble, scrawl, blot out

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1)

tu2

to apply (paint etc), to smear, to daub, to blot out, to scribble, to scrawl, mud (literary)

2)

Tu2

surname Tu

3)

tu2

variant of 途

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涂(塗、凃)

tú

动

（抹） spread on; apply; smear:

涂上颜色 apply colour;

把油涂在机器零件上 smear oil on machine parts;

你何不在这里涂点薄荷? Why don't you apply some mentholatum here?

他在面包上涂了些黄油。 He spread some butter on his bread.

他在椅子上涂了一层白漆。 He coated his chairs with white paint.

（乱写或乱画） scrawl; scribble:

别在墙上乱涂。 Don't scribble (scrawl) on the wall.

那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。 Those boys have scribbled on the fence.

（抹去） cross (blot; strike) out:

涂消作废 invalidate by crossing or blotting out;

涂去一个字 blot out a word

名

(书) （泥） mud; mire

（海涂） seabeach; beach

（道路） road

（姓氏） a surname:

涂文辅 Tu Wenfu

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-A

塗|涂 [tú] ► to apply (paint etc) ► to smear ► to daub ► to blot out ► to scribble ► to scrawl ► (literary) mud ► street

-B

Ⅰ. 涂|涂 [Tú] ► surname Tu

Ⅱ. 涂|涂 [tú] ► variant of ↑途 [tú]