Hanzi
Traditional
擦
Simplified
擦

to rub; to scratch/to wipe; to polish/to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)/to brush (past)/to shred (a vegetable etc)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

cā

Bopomofo

ㄘㄚ

Jyutping

caat3

Example sentences

擦 cā
請把桌子擦乾淨。
请把桌子擦干净。

Please wipe the table clean.

汗 hàn
他擦掉額頭上的汗。
他擦掉额头上的汗。

He wiped the sweat off his forehead.

摩擦 mócā
人與人相處，難免會產生一些摩擦。
人与人相处，难免会产生一些摩擦。

When people get along, it's inevitable that some friction will arise.

愈演愈烈 yùyǎnyùliè
兩國之間的貿易摩擦有愈演愈烈之勢。
两国之间的贸易摩擦有愈演愈烈之势。

The trade friction between the two countries shows a tendency to intensify.

擦拭 cāshì
他細心地擦拭著這架鋼琴。
他细心地擦拭著这架钢琴。

He is carefully wiping the piano.

鏡頭 / 镜头 jìngtóu
攝影師正在仔細地擦拭相機的鏡頭。
摄影师正在仔细地擦拭相机的镜头。

The photographer is carefully wiping the camera lens.

擦傷 / 擦伤 cāshāng
他跌倒了，膝蓋有輕微的擦傷。
他跌倒了，膝盖有轻微的擦伤。

He fell down and had a slight scrape on his knee.

膝蓋 / 膝盖 xīgài
他在跑步時不小心摔倒，擦傷了膝蓋。
他在跑步时不小心摔倒，擦伤了膝盖。

He accidentally fell while running and scraped his knee.

Example Vocabulary

擦

ca1

to wipe; to rub; to scour

摩擦

mo2'ca1

friction; conflict

擦乾

擦亮

擦拭

ca1'shi4

to wipe; to rub

擦掉

摩拳擦掌

mo2'quan2'ca1'zhang3

摩擦力

mo2'ca1'li4

擦傷

ca1'shang1

abrasion; scrape; scratch

擦寫

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