擦 (caat3 | ca1) : rub; wipe

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擦

caat3

ca1

[1] rub; scrape; graze
[2] wipe; scrub; polish
[3] spread on; apply; paint
[4] brush by; shave; touch lightly
[5] [粵] eat greedily; have a satisfying meal

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擦

This word has been viewed 8773 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 02:39

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擦鞋 caat3 haai4 = to polish shoes; to fawn 粵

擦膠 caat3 gaau1 = rubber eraser 粵

擦藥 caat3 joek6 ca1 yao4 = to apply or spread on medication

橡皮擦 zoeng6 pei4 caat3*2 xiang4 pi2 ca1 = rubber; eraser 國

擦菜板 caat3 coi3 baan2 ca1 cai4 ban3 = (vegetable) grater

擦洗 caat3 sai2 ca1 xi3 = scour; scrub; wipe

牙擦擦 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 = to brag; one who brags; cocky, arrogant 粵

擦紙膠 caat3 zi2 gaau1 = rubber eraser 粵

粉擦 fan2 caat3*2 = eraser

摩擦力 mo1 caat3 lik6 mo2 ca1 li4 = friction; frictional force

板擦兒 baan2 caat3 ji4 ban3 ca1 er2 = blackboard eraser; wiper 國

摩擦 mo1 caat3 mo2 ca1 = friction

擦黑兒 caat3 hak1 ji4 ca1 hei1 er5 = dusk

擦邊球 caat3 bin1 kau4 ca1 bian1 qiu2 = edge ball; touch ball

擦肩而過 caat3 gin1 ji4 gwo3 ca1 jian1 er2 guo4 = brief encounter; to brush past somebody

擦肥皂 caat3 fei4 zou6 ca1 fei2 zao4 = to lather

擦網球 caat3 mong5 kau4 ca1 wang3 qiu2 = net ball

擦破處 caat3 po3 cyu3 ca1 po4 chu3 = graze (brush up against)

擦痛 caat3 tung3 ca1 tong4 = to chafe

擦玻璃的抹布 caat3 bo1 lei4*1 dik1 maat3 bou3 ca1 bo1 li5 de5 ma1 bu4 = glass-cloth

擦澡 caat3 cou3 ca1 zao3 = to rub oneself down with a wet towel; to take a sponge bath

擦淨 caat3 zeng6 ca1 jing4 = to rub sth. down

擦棒球 caat3 paang5 kau4 ca1 bang4 qiu2 = foul tip (in baseball)

擦掉 caat3 diu6 ca1 diao4 = to clean, mop, rub, wipe

擦拭者 caat3 sik1 ze2 ca1 shi4 zhe3 = a wiper

擦拭 caat3 sik1 ca1 shi4 = to clean; to cleanse

擦屁股 caat3 pei3 gu2 ca1 pi4 gu5 = to clear up the mess left by sb. else

擦寫 caat3 se2 ca1 xie3 = to erase

擦子 caat3 zi2 ca1 zi5 = an eraser

擦傷 caat3 soeng1 ca1 shang1 = to bruise, excoriate, make raw

擦亮眼睛 caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 ca1 liang4 yan3 jing1 = remove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance

可擦寫 ho2 caat3 se2 ke3 ca1 xie3 = erasable

擦劑 caat3 zai1 = liniment

摩擦音 mo1 caat3 jam1 = [ling.] fricative (close approximation of two articulators so that the airstream is partially obstructed and turblent airflow is produced)

牙擦 ngaa4 caat3 = (to be) cheeky; cocky; conceited 粵

摩擦阻力 mo1 caat3 zo2 lik6 mo2 ca1 zu3 li4 = parasitic drag (common formation)

膠擦 gaau1 caat3*2 = rubber (as in that for erasers) 粵

擦出愛火花 caat3 ceot1 oi3 fo2 faa1 ca1 chu1 ai4 huo3 hua1 = to ingnite sparks of love

摩拳擦掌 mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2 mo2 quan2 ca1 zhang3 = be eager for a fight; be eager to have a go at sth.

擦鞋仔 caat3 haai4 zai2 = sycophant 粵

牙擦擦了哥 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 liu5*1 go1 = talking mynah bird toy 粵

擦音 caat3 jam1 ca1 yin1 = [ling.] fricative

摩擦生電 mo1 caat3 saang1 din6 mo2 ca1 sheng1 dian4 = [phys.] charging by rubbing

擦鞋文化 caat3 haai4 man4 faa3 = "shoe-shining" culture (fostering of a flattery culture) 粵 (common formation)

Showing 1 example containing 擦

佢好牙擦粵
He is a very cheeky person.

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