擦
cā
Pinyin

Definition

擦
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cā
  1. to wipe
  2. to erase
  3. rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
  4. to clean
  5. to polish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

擦
cā
  1. 1 to wipe
  2. 2 to erase
  3. 3 rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
  4. 4 to clean
  5. 5 to polish
摩擦
mó cā
  1. 1 friction
  2. 2 rubbing
  3. 3 chafing
  4. 4 fig. disharmony
  5. 5 conflict
  6. 6 also written 磨擦
擦干
cā gān
  1. 1 to wipe dry
擦亮
cā liàng
  1. 1 to polish
擦伤
cā shāng
  1. 1 to abrade
  2. 2 to scrape
  3. 3 to chafe
  4. 4 to graze
  5. 5 abrasion
  6. 6 friction burn
  7. 7 scratch

Idioms (2)

摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
  1. 1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
  2. 2 to be on one's guard
  3. 3 to be clear-eyed

Sample Sentences

我大呼小叫？我刚刚开车出门，先是路上打方向灯要右转，后方来车居然加速超前右转，差点就擦到我的车了！接着下车到便利店买点喝的，我才把冰箱门打开，旁边那小子竟然一伸手拿了我要的那罐茶就走！
wǒ dàhūxiǎojiào ？wǒ gānggāng kāichē chūmén ，xiān shì lùshang dǎ fāngxiàngdēng yào yòu zhuǎn ，hòufāng lái chē jūrán jiāsù chāoqián yòu zhuǎn ，chàdiǎn jiù cā dào wǒ de chē le ！jiē zhe xiàchē dào biànlìdiàn mǎi diǎnr hē de ，wǒ cái bǎ bīngxiāng mén dǎkāi ，pángbiān nà xiǎozi jìngrán yī shēnshǒu ná le wǒ yào de nà guàn chá jiù zǒu ！
I'm causing a scene? I was just driving from home, and I was signaling right, and a car came suddenly accelerated from behind and overtook me to turn right. He almost hit me! Then when I got out of the car to buy something to drink at a convenience store, I'd just opened the door to the fridge when a little hoodlum stretched out his arm from beside me to take the bottle of tea I wanted.
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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
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我也听说类固醇不能擦太多，好了就得停。
wǒ yě tīngshuō lèigùchún bùnéng cā tài duō ，hǎo le jiù děi tíng 。
I heard that you can't rub too many steroids and that you should stop when it is better.
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医生说这个得擦药，可是这种皮肤药里有类固醇，不能擦太多。
yīshēng shuō zhè ge děi cā yào ，kěshì zhèzhǒng pífū yào lǐ yǒu lèigùchún ，bùnéng cā tài duō 。
The doctor said that I should put ointment on it, but this kind of skin ointment contains steroids, so you can't apply too much.
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可是只要不擦，就会这样红红的。
kěshì zhǐyào bù cā ，jiù huì zhèyàng hónghóng de 。
But if you don't apply it, it gets red like this.
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你一个大男人，连自己老婆都管不好，还能有多大本事，就让他们办了你，省得我一天到晚给你擦屁股。
nǐ yí ge dànánrén ，lián zìjǐ lǎopó dōu guǎn bù hǎo ，hái néng yǒu duō dà běnshì ，jiù ràng tāmen bàn le nǐ ，shěngde wǒ yìtiāndàowǎn gěi nǐ cā pìgu 。
You're a big fella indeed, you can't even keep your own wife in check. If you can't do that what can you do? I should let them prosecute you, to save me from having to wipe your bum for you from morning to night.
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好，那我把东西都拿到车上去放，顺便擦擦车子。
hǎo ，nà wǒ bǎ dōngxi dōu ná dào chēshang qù fàng ，shùnbiàn cā ca chēzi 。
OK, so I'll take everything out to the car and give the car a bit of a polish while I'm at it.
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好、好，别催我，你去擦你的车。
hǎo 、hǎo ，bié cuī wǒ ，nǐ qù cā nǐ de chē 。
OK, OK, don't rush me, go and polish your car.
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绿能贵呀，效率又低，翻身、翻身，换面了，你背后擦了助晒剂吗？
lǜnéng guì ya ，xiàolǜ yòu dī ，fānshēn 、fānshēn ，huàn miàn le ，nǐ bèihòu cā le zhùshàijì ma ？
Green energy is expensive and its not very efficient. Turn over, turn over, on to the other side. Did you put tanning lotion on your back?
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擦了，好，来晒晒背吧。
cā le ，hǎo ，lái shài shài bèi ba 。
Yes, OK, let's get some color on our backs.
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