刮脸 (guā liǎn) — to shave (one's face)
Definition
Separable verb meaning 'to shave (one's face)': insert other elements between 刮 and 脸, as in 刮了一次脸, 刮完脸, 把脸刮一刮. Compare with 刮胡子 (shave the beard).
verb
to shave (one's face)
Examples
- 刮脸。Měi tiān zǎo shàng tā dōu yào guā liǎn.He has to shave every morning.
- ，。Tā gāng guā le liǎn, kàn zhe tè bié jīng shén.He just shaved and looks especially refreshed.
- 。Nǐ zuì hǎo guā yí cì liǎn zài qù miàn shì.You'd better shave once before going to the interview.
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