油漆從牆上脫落。

The paint was coming off the wall.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 油漆 yóuqī
  1. oil paints
  2. lacquer
  3. to paint

classifier: 層
=2 從 Cóng surname Cong
=2 從 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
3 牆 qiáng (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 bèiqiáng)

classifiers: 面, 堵
=4 上 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=4 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
5 脫落 tuōluò
  1. to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out
  2. to omit (a character when writing)