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Jyutping caat3
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to wipe
  2. to erase
  3. rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
  4. to clean
  5. to polish
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to wipe/to erase/rubbing (brush stroke in painting)/to clean/to polish/to apply on/to brush by/to stuff oneself by eating a lot
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    抹​;​以​手指​、​布​、​擦膠​等​嘅​工具​,​喺​某​樣​物件​上面​來​回​磨擦​,​令​佢​變​得​光滑​、​乾淨
    to rub; to wipe; to clean; to erase
    • 擦黑板
      擦黑板
      caat3 haak1 baan2
      to clean the blackboard
    • 呢個字寫錯咗,擦咗佢啦。
      呢个字写错咗,擦咗佢啦。
      ni1 go3 zi6 se2 co3 zo2, caat3 zo2 keoi5 laa1.
      This character is written wrongly. Erase it.
  2. 動詞
    食​、​喫​好多​嘢
    to eat a lot
    • 佢好擦得㗎!
      佢好擦得㗎!
      keoi5 hou2 caat3 dak1 gaa3!
      She can eat a lot!
    • 今日一齊去刷餐勁嘅!
      今日一齐去刷餐劲嘅!
      gam1 jat6 jat1 cai4 heoi3 caat3 caan1 ging6 ge3!
      Let's have a big meal today!
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    hanging scroll; wall hanging (a scroll that unrolls vertically for hanging on a wall)
  2. character
    to spread (paste etc.); to apply
  3. character
    to shred (melons and fruits)
  4. character
    to wipe; to scour; to scrub; to erase
    • 把黑板擦乾淨
      把黑板擦干净
      bǎ hēi bǎn cā gān jìng
      to wipe the blackboard clean
    • 擦嗮啲錯字
      擦嗮啲错字
      caat3 saai3 di1 co3 zi6
      to erase all the incorrect characters
  5. character
    utensil for rubbing (e.g., eraser, shoe polish)
    • 黑板擦
      黑板擦
      hēi bǎn cā
      blackboard eraser
  6. character
    to rub
    (syn.) 摩擦
  7. character
    to be close to; to be near
    (syn.) 相鄰, 親近, 靠近, 傍边, 濒临, 附, 臨近, 傍依, 接近, 向迩, 濒于, 向邇, 邻近, 临近, 比邻, 把, 接, 比鄰, 瀕於, 亲近, 挨近, 挨邊, 瀕臨, 挨边, 鄰近, 倚近, 傍邊, 相邻
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. wipe, scrub, rub, scour
  2. brush
  3. Cangjie Input
    QJBF
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #58
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #22
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他擦去了脸上的汗水。
    他擦去了臉上的汗水。
    tā cā qù le liǎn shàng de hàn shuǐ 。
    • He wiped the sweat off his face.
    • He wiped the sweat from his face.
  2. Mandarin
    把架子上的灰尘擦一下。
    把架子上的灰塵擦一下。
    bǎ jià zi shàng de huī chén cā yī xià 。
    • Clean the dust off the shelf.
    • Dust off the shelf.
  3. Mandarin
    在家里,麦克的工作就是擦窗户。
    在家裏,麥克的工作就是擦窗户。
    zài jiā lǐ , mài kè de gōng zuò jiù shì cā chuāng hu 。
    • Mike's job at home is cleaning the windows.
    • When Michael is at home, his work is to clean the windows.
    • When Mikel is at home, he works on cleaning the windows.
  4. Mandarin
    你经常把它擦光吗?
    你經常把它擦光嗎?
    nǐ jīng cháng bǎ tā cā guāng ma ?
    • Do you often rub it?
  5. Mandarin
    在我们头顶飞舞著的沙粒,在我们手中挥动著的刀剑……它们不是甚么,只不过是在夜空中擦过的一朵朵流星。
    在我們頭頂飛舞著的沙粒,在我們手中揮動著的刀劍……它們不是甚麼,只不過是在夜空中擦過的一朵朵流星。
    zài wǒ men tóu dǐng fēi wǔ zhù de shā lì , zài wǒ men shǒu zhōng huī dòng zhù de dāo jiàn …… tā men bú shi shèn me , zhǐ bu guò shì zài yè kōng zhōng cā guò de yī duǒ duǒ liú xīng 。
    • The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个人好识擦老细鞋㗎。
    嗰個人好識擦老細鞋㗎。
    go2 go3 jan4 hou2 sik1 caat3 lou5 sai3 haai4 gaa3 。
    • That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
  2. Cantonese
    我个同事真系好识擦老细鞋㗎。
    我個同事真係好識擦老細鞋㗎。
    ngo5 go3 tung4 si6 zan1 hai6 hou2 sik1 caat3 lou5 sai3 haai4 gaa3 。
    • My coworker really knows how to suck up to the boss.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    磨擦
    磨擦
    mo4 caat3
    • to rub
  2. Cantonese
    佢做人好踏实,唔钟意靠擦鞋。
    佢做人好踏實,唔鍾意靠擦鞋。
    keoi5 zou6 jan4 hou2 daap6 sat6, m4 zung1 ji3 kaau3 caat3 haai4.
    • He's down-to-earth enough to not depend on flattery to succeed.
  3. Cantonese
    我擦伤之后,个膝头哥就有条痕。
    我擦傷之後,個膝頭哥就有條痕。
    ngo5 caat3 soeng1 zi1 hau6, go3 sat1 tau4 go1 zau6 jau5 tiu4 han2.
    • I scraped my knee and it left a scar.
  4. Cantonese
    摩擦力
    摩擦力
    mo1 caat3 lik6
    • friction
  5. Cantonese
    小明踩单车仆亲,好在只系擦伤。
    小明踩單車仆親,好在只係擦傷。
    • Ming fell when he was cycling, fortunately it was just scratches.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    擦鞋狗
    擦鞋狗
    caat3 haai4 gau2
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    铜也是一种可以考虑的材质(图86),比较容易取得,价格也比较便宜,加工比较容易,因为够软,而且铜虽然较软,可是在磨擦加热的时候会产生韧性,用铝做为材质,既轻又硬,然相对的就脆,当材质脆的时候,磨损就会变成粉末,会有很多屑,铜就不会。
    銅也是一種可以考慮的材質(圖86),比較容易取得,價格也比較便宜,加工比較容易,因為夠軟,而且銅雖然較軟,可是在磨擦加熱的時候會產生韌性,用鋁做爲材質,既輕又硬,然相對的就脆,當材質脆的時候,磨損就會變成粉末,會有很多屑,銅就不會。
    tóng yě shì yī zhǒng kě yǐ kǎo lǜ de cái zhì ( tú 8 6 ) , bǐ jiào róng yì qǔ dé , jià gé yě bǐ jiào pián yí , jiā gōng bǐ jiào róng yì , yīn wèi gòu ruǎn , ér qiě tóng suī rán jiào ruǎn , kě shì zài mó cā jiā rè de shí hòu huì chǎn shēng rèn xìng , yòng lǚ zuò wéi cái zhì , jì qīng yòu yìng , rán xiàng duì de jiù cuì , dāng cái zhì cuì de shí hòu , mó sǔn jiù huì biàn chéng fěn mò , huì yǒu hěn duō xiè , tóng jiù bù huì .
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  2. Mandarin
    把黑板擦干净
    把黑板擦乾淨
    bǎ hēi bǎn cā gān jìng
    • to wipe the blackboard clean
  3. Cantonese
    擦嗮啲错字
    擦嗮啲錯字
    caat3 saai3 di1 co3 zi6
    • to erase all the incorrect characters
  4. Mandarin
    黑板擦
    黑板擦
    hēi bǎn cā
    • blackboard eraser
  5. Mandarin
    我用湿抹布擦桌子。
    我用濕抹布擦桌子。
    wǒ yòng shī mǒ bù cā zhuō zǐ .
    • I wash the table with a wet cloth.