"Scratch" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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抓 zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
擦 cā to rub / to scratch / to wipe / to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc)
划痕 huá hén a scratch
擦伤 cā shāng to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch
搔痒 sāo yǎng to scratch (an itch) / to tickle
抓挠 zhuā nao to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
划 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)
挠 náo to scratch / to thwart / to yield
搔 sāo to scratch / old variant of 騷|骚[sao1]
抠 kōu to dig / to pick / to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / stingy / miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)
擿 zhì to scratch / old variant of 擲|掷[zhi4]
刮伤 guā shāng scratch (wound) / scratch (damage to an object)
浅耕 qiǎn gēng to scratch / shallow plowing
擦掠 cā lu:è to brush against / to graze / to scratch
㧟 kuǎi (dialect) to scratch (an itch) / to carry on the arm / to scoop up / Taiwan pr. [kuai1]
白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā (idiom) to build up from nothing / to start from scratch
度日 dù rì to pass one's days / to scratch out a difficult, meager existence
从零开始 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race)
关系网 guān xi wǎng network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path
互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance / to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls / to reciprocate with material assistance / to scratch each other's back
抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual
抓痒 zhuā yǎng to scratch an itch
投桃报李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
平地起家 píng dì qǐ jiā to start from scratch (idiom)
挠头 náo tóu tricky / problematic / difficult / to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
乱抓 luàn zhuā to claw wildly / to scratch frantically / to arrest people indiscriminately
零起点 líng qǐ diǎn from zero / from scratch / beginners' (course) / for beginners
归零 guī líng to reset to zero / (fig.) to start again from scratch / to go back to square one
抓搔 zhuā sāo to scratch an itch
猫抓病 māo zhuā bìng cat scratch disease / cat scratch fever
重起炉灶 chóng qǐ lú zào to start over from scratch (idiom)
失准 shī zhǔn not up to scratch / subpar / off / gone awry / (of an instrument) to be out of kilter / (of a forecast) to be off the mark
抠脚 kōu jiǎo to scratch one's foot / (fig.) to be stingy / (slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc)
关系户 guān xi hù a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")
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