HSK 6 · Objects

油漆 yóuqī “paint” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 油漆 means

  1. paint
  2. varnish
  3. oil paints
  4. lacquer

Measure word 层 céng · 一层油漆 yì céng yóuqī

How to say 油漆

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale油yóu2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale漆qī1st tone, high and level

油漆 in a sentence

  1. 油漆从墙上脱落。

    Yóuqī cóng qiáng shàng tuōluò.

    The paint is peeling off the wall.

    Sentence #895593 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 注意！油漆未干

    Zhùyì! Yóuqī wèi gān

    Caution! Wet paint

    Sentence #1891751 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我让他油漆了这个栅栏。

    Wǒ ràng tā yóuqī le zhè ge zhàlán.

    I got him to paint the fence.

    Sentence #804547 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 油漆 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 油 (yóu) with each of its parts in a different colour
油yóuoil
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 由cause · yóuSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 由 (yóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with yóu.

The character 漆 (qī) with each of its parts in a different colour
漆qīpaint
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 桼the varnish tree

How to write 油漆

油 8 strokes · 漆 14 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

油漆 (yóuqī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 油漆 (yóuqī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 油漆

Words with 油

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FAQs

油漆 (yóuqī) means “paint” or “varnish”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yóuqī: yóu with a 2nd tone, then qī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 油漆 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 层 (céng). For example, one paint is 一层油漆 (yì céng yóuqī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 油漆 from the suggestions. Typing youqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
油漆 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.