Definition
刮 (guā) means 'to scrape, shave' or 'to blow (of wind)'. For wind, 刮 implies a strong, often harsh gust, while 吹 (chuī) is the general word for blowing (by wind or mouth). It also means 'to plunder/extort' in formal contexts.
verb
to scrapeto shaveto blow (of wind)to plunderto extort
Easily confused
- 乱luànlook-alike(adjective) in a mess, chaotic, disordered
- 挂guàsound-aliketo hang; to hang up (a phone)
- 活huólook-alike(verb) to live
Examples
- ，。Jīntiān wàimiàn guā fēng, hěn lěng.It's windy outside today, very cold.
- 刮。Tā měitiān zǎoshang guā húzi.He shaves every morning.
- 刮。Tā bǎ qiáng shàng de huà guā xiàlái le.He scraped the painting off the wall.
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