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擦
cā
Description
"擦"是一个动词，意思是用手或布在东西的表面上来回动，让它变干净或变亮。
"擦" is a verb meaning to move your hand or a cloth back and forth on a surface to make it clean or shiny.
我们每天都会擦桌子、擦手，或者擦眼泪。
We wipe tables, hands, or tears every day.
Meanings
擦cā
to wipe or rub something clean
请你擦一下桌子。
Please wipe the table.
擦cā
to apply or rub on (cream, oil)
她在脸上擦了一点药。
She applied some medicine to her face.
擦cā
to brush past; graze
车子从我身边擦过去。
The car brushed past me.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
擦 implies back-and-forth rubbing on a surface; 洗 means to wash with water.
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 shows it involves an action done with the hand.
In videos
“我的头发现在用毛巾擦了用毛巾擦了”
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