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Definitions

  1. 1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. 2. to smear
  3. 3. to daub
  4. 4. to blot out
  5. 5. to scribble
  6. 6. to scrawl
  7. 7. (literary) mud
  8. 8. street

Words Containing 涂

一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

涂抹
tú mǒ

to paint

糊涂
hú tu

muddled

一败涂地
yī bài tú dì

lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)

涂乙
tú yǐ

to edit (a text)

涂去
tú qù

to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc

涂家
tú jiā

painter

涂写
tú xiě

to daub

涂层
tú céng

protective layer

涂径
tú jìng

path

涂抹酱
tú mǒ jiàng

spread (for putting on bread etc)

涂改
tú gǎi

to alter (text)

涂改液
tú gǎi yè

correction fluid

涂敷
tú fū

to smear

涂料
tú liào

paint

涂污
tú wū

to smear; to deface

涂油
tú yóu

to grease

涂油于
tú yóu yú

anoint

涂浆台
tú jiàng tái

pasting table (for wallpapering)

涂潭
tú tán

muddy water in a pool or pond

涂炭
tú tàn

extreme distress

涂片
tú piàn

smear (medical sample); microscope slide

涂白剂
tú bái jì

a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc

涂脂抹粉
tú zhī mǒ fěn

to put on makeup

涂盖
tú gài

to coat

涂装
tú zhuāng

painted ornament

涂饰
tú shì

to apply paint, veneer etc

涂饰剂
tú shì jì

coating agent

涂鸦
tú yā

graffiti

弹涂鱼
tán tú yú

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

揣着明白装糊涂
chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend to not know

放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend not to know (idiom)

泥涂轩冕
ní tú xuān miǎn

to despise titles and high offices

海涂
hǎi tú

tidal marsh

海涂围垦
hǎi tú wéi kěn

tideland reclamation

涂山
tú shān

Mt Tu in Zhejiang

涂尔干
tú ěr gàn

Durkheim (1858-1917), French sociologist

滩涂
tān tú

mudflat

乌涂
wū tu

unclear

生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn

people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

当涂
dāng tú

Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[mǎ ān shān], Anhui

当涂县
dāng tú xiàn

Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[mǎ ān shān], Anhui

稀里糊涂
xī li hú tu

muddleheaded

糊涂虫
hú tu chóng

blunderer

糊涂账
hú tu zhàng

muddled accounts

糊糊涂涂
hú hu tú tu

confused

糊里糊涂
hú li hú tú

confused

老糊涂
lǎo hú tu

dotard

聪明一世,糊涂一时
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)

肝脑涂地
gān nǎo tú dì

to offer one's life in sacrifice

胡涂虫
hú tu chóng

blunderer

苍生涂炭
cāng shēng tú tàn

the common people in a miserable state

豺狼当涂
chái láng dāng tú

a vicious tyranny rules the land