Chinese Word: 搽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搽

Pinyin: chá

English Definition: to apply (ointment, powder); to smear; to paint on

Chinese Definition:
①涂抹：搽粉。搽油。搽药膏。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:茶 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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	抹粉搽胭	mǒ fěn chá yān	to apply powder and paint (idiom)
	搽脂抹粉	chá zhī mǒ fěn	to paint and powder oneself (idiom)

1		měi tiān 每天 chá 搽 liǎng sān 两三 cì 次。 Administer it two or three times a day.
2		měi tiān 每天 sān 三 cì 次 chá 搽 yòng 用 zhè 这 guǎn 管 ruǎn gāo 软膏。 Apply this tube of jelly three times a day.
3		měi 每 sì 四 xiǎo shí 小时 chá 搽 yòng 用 yí cì 一次 zhè zhǒng 这种 xiǎn 冼 yè 液。 Put this lotion on every four hours.
4		yǎn yuán 演员 men 们 wèi le 为了 tǎo 讨 jí lì 吉利 ér 而 yòng 用 zuǒ shǒu 左手 chá fěn 搽粉。 Actors powder with their left hands for luck.
5		tā 她 lǎo 老 dé 得 hěn kuài 很快， suǒ yǐ 所以 xiàn zài 现在 tā 她 zhī fěn 脂粉 chá 搽 dé 得 hěn 很 hòu 厚。 She is aging rapidly and now paints heavily.

1		měi tiān 每天 chá 搽 liǎng sān 两三 cì 次。 Administer it two or three times a day.
2		měi tiān 每天 sān 三 cì 次 chá 搽 yòng 用 zhè 这 guǎn 管 ruǎn gāo 软膏。 Apply this tube of jelly three times a day.
3		měi 每 sì 四 xiǎo shí 小时 chá 搽 yòng 用 yí cì 一次 zhè zhǒng 这种 xiǎn 冼 yè 液。 Put this lotion on every four hours.
4		yǎn yuán 演员 men 们 wèi le 为了 tǎo 讨 jí lì 吉利 ér 而 yòng 用 zuǒ shǒu 左手 chá fěn 搽粉。 Actors powder with their left hands for luck.
5		tā 她 lǎo 老 dé 得 hěn kuài 很快， suǒ yǐ 所以 xiàn zài 现在 tā 她 zhī fěn 脂粉 chá 搽 dé 得 hěn 很 hòu 厚。 She is aging rapidly and now paints heavily.