擦亮 (cā liàng) — to polish (by rubbing); to make shiny
Definition
A resultative verb meaning to polish until something shines — physical cleaning (例: 擦亮皮鞋) or figurative ('sharpen / open wide', as in 擦亮眼睛 to keep one's eyes open).
verb
to polish (by rubbing)to make shiny
Examples
- 擦亮。Tā bǎ pí xié zǐ xì dì cā liàng le.He carefully polished his leather shoes.
- 擦亮。Gōng rén yòng bù bǎ tóng xiàng cā liàng le.The worker polished the bronze statue with a cloth.
- 擦亮，。Nǐ gāi cā liàng yǎn jing, bié bèi jiǎ xiàng piàn le.You should keep your eyes open and not be fooled by appearances.
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