刮
Definitions
- 1. to scrape
- 2. to blow
- 3. to shave
- 4. to plunder
- 5. to extort
- 6. to blow (of the wind)
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Collocations
刮风 is a common collocation for 'the wind blows'; 刮 alone often implies wind.
Common mistakes
Do not confuse 刮 (guā, to scrape/blow) with 乱 (luàn, messy) when describing wind; use 刮风 for wind blowing.
Example Sentences
2 shown今天 刮 风了。
離開前我必須 刮 鬍子。
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Words Containing 刮
to be windy
scratch (wound)
spatula
lottery scratchcard
scratch-and-win lottery
scraper
to scrape off
to scrape
gua sha (technique in TCM)
peeler
see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
to shave one's face
to scrape one's car against sth
scraper
razor
to shave
to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry
to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution
(coll.) a slap on one's face
windshield wiper