"擦" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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擦
Trad. 擦
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 17
Structure
Decomp. 扌宀祭二小
扌 + 察
Prononciation
Mandarin cā
Entry Methods
Pinyin ca1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QJBF
手十月火
Sijiao 5309.1
Wubi RPWI
CNS 11643 1-7368
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+64E6
GB2312 B2C1
BIG5 C0BF
HSK
Level 4
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擦 cā to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish
Results beginning with 擦
擦拭 cā shì to wipe clean
擦干 cā gān to wipe dry
擦洗 cā xǐ to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub
擦亮 cā liàng to polish
擦掉 cā diào to wipe
擦伤 cā shāng to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch
擦边 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
擦掠 cā lu:è to brush against / to graze / to scratch
擦抹 cā mǒ to wipe
擦丝 cā sī to grate (cheese, carrots etc) / to shred
擦写 cā xiě to erase
擦音 cā yīn fricative
擦油 cā yóu to oil / to anoint
擦澡 cā zǎo to rub oneself down with a wet towel / to take a sponge bath
擦撞 cā zhuàng to sideswipe (a car etc) / to generate (sparks) by striking a flint / (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction
擦子 cā zi eraser / (kitchen) grater / shredder
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擦边球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
擦地角  grazing angle
擦棒球 cā bàng qiú foul tip
擦擦笔 cā cā bǐ erasable pen
擦腚纸 cā dìng zhǐ toilet paper
擦黑儿 cā hēi r (dialect) dusk
擦屁股 cā pì gu to wipe one’s ass / (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
擦碗布 cā wǎn bù dish cloth / tea towel
擦网球 cā wǎng qiú net ball / let (tennis etc)
擦鞋垫 cā xié diàn doormat
擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death)
擦试样品  wipe sample
擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng to keep one's eyes open (idiom) / to be on one's guard / to be clear-eyed
擦枪走火 cā qiāng zǒu huǒ to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò to brush past
Approximate Results for 擦
摩擦 mó cā friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
磨擦 mó cā variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1]
挨擦 āi cā to press against / to nuzzle up to
板擦 bǎn cā blackboard or whiteboard eraser
刮擦 guā cā to scrape
揩擦 kāi cā to wipe
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橡皮擦 xiàng pí cā eraser / rubber / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
摩擦力 mó cā lì friction
红擦树  determa / red louro
板擦儿 bǎn cā r blackboard or whiteboard eraser
喉擦音 hóu cā yīn guttural fricative
可擦写 kě cā xiě erasable
摩擦层 mó cā céng friction layer / planetary boundary layer
摩擦音 mó cā yīn fricative (phonetics)
内摩擦 nèi mó cā viscosity
塞擦音 sè cā yīn affricate (phonetics)
龈擦音 yín cā yīn alveolar fricative (linguistics)
磨拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task
打擦边球 dǎ cā biān qiú to bend the rules / to skirt around the issue
摩擦变色 mó cā biàn sè tribochromism
摩擦阻力 mó cā zǔ lì parasitic drag
摩擦性失业  frictional unemployment
欧洲摩擦学研究所  European Institute of Tribology
可擦写可编程只读存储器 kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)
欧洲摩擦材料制造商联合会  Federation of European Manufacturers of Friction Materials
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