磨擦 (mó cā) — to rub; to cause friction

Definition

Variant spelling of 摩擦. Besides the literal 'rub, friction', it commonly means interpersonal 'friction, conflict' (e.g. with colleagues). Use 摩擦 as the standard form.

verb

to rubto cause friction

Examples

磨擦。
Zhè liǎng gè biǎo miàn xiāng hù mó cā huì chǎn shēng rè liàng.
These two surfaces rubbing against each other will produce heat.
磨擦。
Gōng zuò zhōng nán miǎn yǔ tóng shì fā shēng mó cā.
At work, it's inevitable to have friction with colleagues.
磨擦。
Tā yòng shǒu mó cā yǎn jing.
He rubbed his eyes with his hand.

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