Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "擦" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "擦" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
cā
Definition
to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish
(lit.) to wipe one’s ass / (coll.) to clear up sb else's mess
friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
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
brief encounter / to brush past sb
to clean (with water or alcohol) / to wipe and wash / to swab / to scrub
to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch
lit. to hit a ball or shuttlecock on the sideline / fig. to skirt the line legally or morally
variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
friction coefficient / frictional coefficient / coefficient of friction / friction factor
rolling friction / friction of rolling
striation / scoring / stria