往脸上抹黑

往臉上抹黑
wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi
  1. to bring shame to
  2. to smear
  3. to disgrace

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=1 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
2 脸 liǎn face

classifiers: 張, 個
3 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
4 抹黑 mǒhēi
  1. to discredit
  2. to defame
  3. to smear sb's name
  4. to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
  5. to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
  6. to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

Related entries

涂敷 túfū
  1. to smear
  2. to daub
  3. to plaster
  4. to apply (ointment)
抹 mǒ
  1. to smear
  2. to wipe
  3. to erase
  4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
他用手帕把手抹乾淨。

He wiped his hands on a handkerchief.

Source: Tatoeba

敷贴 fūtiē
  1. to smear
  2. to apply glue or ointment to a surface
涂 tú
  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. (literary) mud
  8. street
涂点防晒吧。

Put on some sunscreen.

Source: Tatoeba

涂抹 túmǒ
  1. to paint
  2. to smear
  3. to apply (makeup etc)
  4. to doodle
  5. to erase
  6. to obliterate
我把起酥油塗抹在鹿肉上。

I daub the venison with shortening.

Source: Tatoeba

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