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Meaning of 擦

Pinyin cā

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish

Usage

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擦 [cā] (verb) 【本义】: 摩擦 (original meaning: rub) 1. 同本义 ([En.] rub) - 例: 摩拳擦掌 (rubbing fists, a gesture of eagerness to fight) 2. 揩，拭 ([En.] wipe) - 例: 他用手帕擦鼻子 (He wipes his nose with a handkerchief); 擦脸 (wipe face) 3. 挨近 ([En.] be near to) - 例: 天擦黑 (It's almost dark); 擦西 (near the west side) 4. 除去。多指田粮等的减免 ([En.] remit) - 例: 擦免 (reduce); 擦减 (remit) 5. 涂抹 ([En.] apply) - 例: 擦油 (apply oil) 6. 刨擦。把瓜果等放在礤床儿上来回磨擦，使成细丝儿 ([En.] scrape into shreds) - 例: 把胡萝卜擦成丝儿 (grate the carrot into shreds) Additional meanings: 1. 揩拭: ～脸 (wipe face); ～洗 (wipe clean); ～桌子 (wipe the table). 2. 搽，涂敷: ～粉 (apply powder); ～油 (apply oil). 3. 摩，搓: 摩拳～掌 (rub fists and palms); ～澡 (scrub). 4. 贴近: ～黑 (dusk); ～边 (be near).

擦屁股 cā pì gu

(lit.) to wipe one’s ass / (coll.) to clear up sb else's mess

擦拭 cā shì

to wipe clean

摩擦 mó cā

friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦

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

摩擦力 mó cā lì

friction

磨擦 mó cā

variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1]

擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò

brief encounter / to brush past sb

擦洗 cā xǐ

to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub

擦亮 cā liàng

to polish

擦伤 cā shāng

to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch

擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò

to brush past

擦边球 cā biān qiú

lit. to hit a ball or shuttlecock on the sideline / fig. to skirt the line legally or morally

擦掉 cā diào

to wipe

磨拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng

variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]

摩擦系数 mó cā xì shù

friction coefficient / frictional coefficient / coefficient of friction / friction factor

摩擦学 mó cā xué

tribology

擦身 cā shēn

rubdown

滚动摩擦 gǔn dòng mó cā

rolling friction / friction of rolling

擦写 cā xiě

to erase

擦痕 cā hén

striation / scoring / stria

皴擦 cūn cā

Wipe