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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

搓 [cuō]
  1. 1. verb rub

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

搓 [cuō]
  1. 1. verb rub with the hands
    搓手取暖
    rub one's hands together to warm them
    搓麻绳
    make cord by twisting hemp fibres between the palms
    这件上衣太脏了，洗时要多搓搓。
    This jacket is very dirty; give it a good scrubbing.
    我刚把手搓暖和了。
    他在那边搓绳子。
    你帮我把这件衣服搓洗一下。
  2. 2. verb [sports] (in tennis, table tennis, cricket, etc.) chop
    一板一板地把球搓过去
    return every shot with a chop
    你会搓球这个技术吗？

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

搓 [cuō]
  1. 1. 动 两手相对摩擦或用手反复揉别的东西
    急得他直搓手
    搓麻绳
    衣服太脏,要使劲搓
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Examples

搓麻绳
make cord by twisting hemp fibres between the palms → 搓
一板一板地把球搓过去
return every shot with a chop → 搓
他在那边搓绳子。 → 搓
他除了搓麻将, 什么爱好也没有。
He has no hobbies except playing mahjong. → 搓麻将
搓麻绳 → 搓
成天搓麻将,真没意思! → 没意思

Character Decomposition

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[shǒu]		 + 差
[cī]

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