Chinese Word: 漆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

漆HSK 6

Pinyin: qī

English Definition: paint; lacquer; Classifiers: 道 ; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

Chinese Definition:
①落叶乔木，树皮内富含树脂，与空气接触后呈褐色，即“生漆”，可制涂料，液汁干后可入药。
②用漆树皮的黏汁或其他树脂做成的涂料：油漆。漆片。漆器；漆雕；磨漆画(均为工艺品)。漆包线。
③用漆涂：把门窗漆一下。
④黑：漆黑一团(ａ．形容非常黑暗，没有一点光明；b．形容一无所知。均亦作“一团漆黑”)。
⑤姓氏。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 水

Ideographic: The sap 氵 of the varnish tree 桼; 桼 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 桼 [ qī ] the varnish tree; varnish, lacquer; paint

Similar Characters: 江

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Example Words

漆黑	qī hēi	pitch-black
油漆	yóu qī	oil paints; lacquer; to paint; Classifiers: 层	HSK 6
漆器	qī qì	lacquerware
喷漆	pēn qī	to spray paint or lacquer; lacquer
底漆	dǐ qī	primer

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Example Sentences

1		wū zi 屋子 wài miàn 外面 qī hēi 漆黑 yī piàn 一片。 Outside the house it was pitch-black.
2		kàn dào 看到 chuāng wài 窗外 de 的 qī hēi 漆黑， wǒ 我 bù 不 gǎn 敢 zài 在 bàn yè 半夜 yí gè rén 一个人 qù 去 xǐ shǒu jiān 洗手间。 I'm afraid to go to the bathroom alone at night when I see the pitch-black outside the window.
3		tā 他 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 rǎn shàng 染上 le 了 hēi sè 黑色 yóu qī 油漆， xǐ 洗 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ tiān 几天 dōu 都 xǐ 洗 bù 不 diào 掉。 His fingers were stained with black paint and he couldn't wash it off for days.
4		zhè jiā 这家 diàn 店 zhǔ yào 主要 xiāo shòu 销售 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 gōng yì pǐn 工艺品， rú 如 táo cí 陶瓷 hé 和 qī qì 漆器。 This shop mainly sells traditional Chinese handicrafts, such as ceramics and lacquerware.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 gòu mǎi 购买 yì xiē 一些 zhuāng xiū 装修 cái liào 材料， lì rú 例如 yóu qī 油漆、 mù bǎn 木板 hé 和 shuǐ ní 水泥。 We need to buy some renovation materials, such as paint, wood panels, and cement.

More Sentences

1		wū zi 屋子 wài miàn 外面 qī hēi 漆黑 yī piàn 一片。 Outside the house it was pitch-black.
2		kàn dào 看到 chuāng wài 窗外 de 的 qī hēi 漆黑， wǒ 我 bù 不 gǎn 敢 zài 在 bàn yè 半夜 yí gè rén 一个人 qù 去 xǐ shǒu jiān 洗手间。 I'm afraid to go to the bathroom alone at night when I see the pitch-black outside the window.
3		tā 他 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 rǎn shàng 染上 le 了 hēi sè 黑色 yóu qī 油漆， xǐ 洗 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ tiān 几天 dōu 都 xǐ 洗 bù 不 diào 掉。 His fingers were stained with black paint and he couldn't wash it off for days.
4		zhè jiā 这家 diàn 店 zhǔ yào 主要 xiāo shòu 销售 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 gōng yì pǐn 工艺品， rú 如 táo cí 陶瓷 hé 和 qī qì 漆器。 This shop mainly sells traditional Chinese handicrafts, such as ceramics and lacquerware.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 gòu mǎi 购买 yì xiē 一些 zhuāng xiū 装修 cái liào 材料， lì rú 例如 yóu qī 油漆、 mù bǎn 木板 hé 和 shuǐ ní 水泥。 We need to buy some renovation materials, such as paint, wood panels, and cement.

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