油漆 yóuqī oil paints
oil paints; lacquer; to paint
How to remember 油漆: 油 oil + 漆 varnish = oil paints.
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How it is used
- 'Paint, lacquer; to paint' - 刷油漆 (shuā yóuqī) to apply paint; 油漆未干 wet paint.
- The paint/coating for walls, wood, furniture; both noun and verb.
- Distinct from 颜料 (yánliào, artistic pigment); 油漆 is the coating/varnish kind.