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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

擦 [cā]
  1. 1. verb [抹] wipe … clean
    擦眼镜
    wipe one's glasses clean
    擦汗
    wipe away one's sweat
  2. 2. verb [指用水] wash
  3. 3. verb [皮鞋] polish
  4. 4. verb [摩擦] rub
    摩拳擦掌
    be itching for a fight
  5. 5. verb [涂] apply
    她粉底擦得太厚了。
    She has applied too much foundation.
  6. 6. verb [火柴] strike
  7. 7. verb [破] scrape
    擦伤
    scrape
  8. 8. verb [挨着] brush
    排球没发过去，擦网了。
    The volleyball didn't make it's way over – it just brushed the net.
  9. 9. verb [瓜果] shred

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

擦 [cā]
  1. 1. verb rub; strike
    擦根火柴点烟
    strike a match and light a cigarette
    他擦伤了膝盖。
    He skinned his knee.
    没关系，就擦破了一点皮。
    Nothing serious; just a scratch.
    他摩拳擦掌想大展身手。
    我的手被擦破了。
  2. 2. verb wipe
    擦桌子(地板，玻璃，自行车)
    wipe a table (mop the floor, clean a pane of glass, clean a bike)
    你擦擦汗吧，这儿有毛巾。
    Wipe the sweat away, here's a towel.
    他的皮鞋擦得很亮。
    His shoes are well shined.
    学生帮老师擦黑板。
    我轻轻地擦去他的泪水。
    他在擦窗户。
    工人们擦去了脸上的污垢。
  3. 3. verb apply or spread something on
    擦药水或药膏
    apply medicinal lotion or ointment (to an affected spot)
    擦粉
    powder one's face
    我的皮鞋该擦点儿油了。
    My shoes need a shine.
    应该常在脸上擦点润肤霜。
    给机器擦点油。
    女生喜欢擦香水。
  4. 4. verb touch lightly or come close to in passing; shave; brush;mop
    他擦着我的肩膀走过去了。
    He brushed past me.
    飞机擦着山顶飞过。
    The plane swept the hilltops.
    我打了个擦边球。
    鸟儿擦着水面向前飞。
  5. 5. verb scrape into shreds
    把萝卜擦成丝儿。
    Shred the turnips.
    他在帮妈妈擦红薯丝。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

擦 [cā]
  1. 1. 动 摩擦
    膝盖擦伤了
    擦火柴
    摩拳擦掌
  2. 2. 动 贴着;挨近
    擦肩而过
    海鸥擦着水面飞
    擦着墙根往东走
    擦黑儿
  3. 3. 动 用手、布等揩拭
    擦眼泪
    擦皮鞋
    擦桌子
  4. 4. 动 涂抹
    擦粉
    擦药膏
  5. 5. 动 把瓜果等在礤(ｃǎ)床上擦成细丝
    西葫芦擦丝做馅儿
  6. 6. 右边的"察",中间是"??",不是"??"
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Examples

他的皮鞋擦得很亮。
His shoes are well shined. → 擦
擦药水或药膏
apply medicinal lotion or ointment (to an affected spot) → 擦
他擦着我的肩膀走过去了。
He brushed past me. → 擦
飞机擦着山顶飞过。
The plane swept the hilltops. → 擦
子弹刺溜刺溜地从他耳边擦过去。
The bullets whistled past his ears. → 刺溜
登在窗台儿上擦玻璃
step onto the sill to clean the window → 登
把机器擦得发亮
polish the machine till it shines → 发亮
眼镜上哈点儿气再擦。
Breathe on your glasses before wiping them. → 哈
锅擦得精光发亮。
The pot was polished to a high shine. → 精光
锅擦得锃光瓦亮的。
The pot was polished shining bright. → 瓦亮
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 察
[chá]

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