涂鸦

tú yā · tu ya

Traditional 塗鴉

Meaning

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  1. graffiti
  2. scrawl
  3. poor calligraphy
  4. to write badly
  5. to scribble

In a sentence

2 examples
01

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)被(bèi)人(rén)涂(tú)鸦(yā),写(xiě)满(mǎn)了(le)字(zì)。

The wall was covered in graffiti, filled with writing.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)随(suí)意(yì)涂(tú)鸦(yā)。

The child scribbles freely on the paper.

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