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Definition
To paint, lacquer, or apply a coat of varnish.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of applying lacquer or paint to a surface, often implying a process of restoration or finishing. While it can apply to various materials, it is most commonly associated with wooden furniture or metalwork in a workshop or home improvement context.
Examples
This table needs to be repainted to look good.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
