搽 - Zhictionary

to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)
to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)
to borrow (a phrase)
(Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)

應徵

yìngzhēng

to apply (for a job)
to reply to a job advertisement

我應徵了一個暑期實習。

I applied for a summer internship.

Source: Tatoeba

揞

ǎn

to apply (medicinal powder to a wound)
to cover up
to conceal

申領

shēnlǐng

to apply (for license, visa etc)

予以

yǔyǐ

to give
to impose
to apply

使用

shǐyòng

to use
to employ
to apply
to make use of

我使用这个。

I use this.

Source: Tatoeba

報名

bàomíng

to sign up
to enter one's name
to apply
to register
to enroll
to enlist

比尔报名考试了。

Bill signed up for the exam.

Source: Tatoeba

塗抹

túmǒ

to paint
to smear
to apply (makeup etc)
to doodle
to erase
to obliterate

我把起酥油塗抹在鹿肉上。

I daub the venison with shortening.

Source: Tatoeba

投考

tóukǎo

to sign up for an examination
to apply for admission (to a university etc)
to apply (for a position)

擦

cā

to rub; to scratch
to wipe; to polish
to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
to brush (past)
to shred (a vegetable etc)

汤姆擦了地板。

Tom mopped the floor.

Source: Tatoeba

敷

fū

to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough

施

shī

(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
to distribute (alms etc)
to apply (fertilizer etc)

施比受更有福。

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Source: Tatoeba

施以

shīyǐ

to inflict (punishment)
to provide (training etc)
to apply (pressure etc)

膏

gào

to moisten
to grease
to apply (cream, ointment)
to dip a brush in ink

傅

fù

(bound form) instructor
(literary) to instruct
to attach
to apply (makeup etc)

塗敷

túfū

to smear
to daub
to plaster
to apply (ointment)

著

zhuó

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

看着我

Look at me.

Watch me.

Source: Tatoeba

運

yùn

to move
to transport
to use
to apply
fortune
luck
fate

他说他是不幸运的。

He said he's unlucky.

Source: Tatoeba

抹

mǒ

to smear
to wipe
to erase
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

敷貼

fūtiē

to smear
to apply glue or ointment to a surface

往臉上抹黑

wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi

to bring shame to
to smear
to disgrace

污衊

wūmiè

to slander
to smear
to tarnish

誣衊

wūmiè

to slander
to smear
to vilify

弄髒

nòngzāng

to make dirty
to defile
to smear

我不想弄髒我的手。

I don't want to get my hands dirty.

Source: Tatoeba

醜化

chǒuhuà

to defame
to libel
to defile
to smear
to vilify

污

wū

dirty
filthy
foul
corrupt
to smear
to defile
dirt
filth

搪

táng

to keep out
to hold off
to ward off
to evade
to spread
to coat
to smear
to daub