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to scrape

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gua1ceng4 guācèng

Meaning


Primary

to scrape

Alternatives

scrape, scrapes, scraping, scraped, to sideswipe, sideswipe

Hint

In Taiwan, 刮傷 is more common.

Mnemonic


刮蹭 To scrape is 刮 to scrape something, usually a car, by having your car 蹭 rub against it.

Usage


小心 開車, 不要 刮蹭 別的 車。

Drive carefully and don’t scratch other cars.

他 不 小心 刮蹭 了 牆壁。

He accidentally scraped the wall.

他 不 小心 刮蹭 了 旁邊 的 車。

He accidentally scraped the car next to him.

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