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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

擦cā

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

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擦伤cā shāng

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

擦屁股cā pì gu

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

擦掉cā diào

to wipe

摩擦mó cā

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

擦肩而过cā jiān ér guò

to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death)

擦亮cā liàng

to polish

擦拭cā shì

to wipe clean

擦洗cā xǐ

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

擦边球cā biān qiú

(table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable

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

擦干cā gān

to wipe dry

擦亮眼睛cā liàng yǎn jīng

to keep one's eyes open (idiom) / to be on one's guard / to be clear-eyed

擦子cā zi

eraser / (kitchen) grater / shredder

擦写cā xiě

to erase

擦抹cā mǒ

to wipe

擦掠cā lüè

to brush against / to graze / to scratch

擦撞cā zhuàng

to sideswipe (a car etc) / to generate (sparks) by striking a flint / (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction

擦擦笔cā cā bǐ

erasable pen

擦棒球cā bàng qiú

foul tip

擦枪走火cā qiāng zǒu huǒ

to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war

擦油cā yóu

to oil / to anoint

擦澡cā zǎo

to rub down with a wet towel / to give a sponge bath

擦碗布cā wǎn bù

dish cloth / tea towel

擦丝cā sī

to grate (cheese, carrots etc) / to shred

擦网球cā wǎng qiú

net ball / let (tennis etc)

擦腚纸cā dìng zhǐ

toilet paper

擦身而过cā shēn ér guò

to brush past

擦边cā biān

to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to push the boundaries of what is acceptable / to operate in a gray area / (Internet slang) sexually suggestive / provocative while skirting platform rules or censorship

擦除cā chú

to erase

擦鞋垫cā xié diàn

doormat

擦音cā yīn

fricative

刮擦guā cā

to scrape

可擦写kě cā xiě

erasable

可擦除可编程只读存储器kě cā chú kě biān chéng zhǐ dú cún chǔ qì

EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)

喉擦音hóu cā yīn

guttural fricative

塞擦音sè cā yīn

affricate (phonetics)

打擦边球dǎ cā biān qiú

to bend the rules / to skirt around the issue

挨擦āi cā

to press against / to nuzzle up to

挨肩擦背āi jiān cā bèi

(idiom) to be crowded together

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