刮 (guā) — to scrape, to shave; to blow (of wind); to plunder, to extort
Definition
刮 (guā) is a physical, contact verb: scraping a surface or shaving hair — different from 吹, which is wind or air moving without contact. The 'plunder' sense is rare in modern usage.
verb
to scrapeto shaveto blow (of wind)to plunderto extort
Examples
- ，。Jīn tiān wài miàn guā fēng, hěn lěng.It's windy outside today, very cold.
- 刮。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng guā hú zi.He shaves every morning.
- 刮。Tā bǎ qiáng shàng de huà guā xià lái le.He scraped the painting off the wall.
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