Chinese word dictionary

擦掉

cā diào · to wipe

Practice word

Word information

Simplified擦掉

Traditional擦掉

Pinyincā diào

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

擦cā

to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush

掉diào

to drop, to fall, to remove

How to learn 擦掉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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擦cā

to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)

掉diào

to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

掉队diàoduì

to fall behind; to drop out

掉头diàotóu

to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about

摩擦mócā

friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦