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搓 cuō

to rub (between the hands)

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌差 ⿰扌差

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  1. 妈妈用手搓洗衣服。
    Māma yòng shǒu cuōxǐ yīfu.
    Mom hand-washes clothes by rubbing them.
    mom use hand rub-wash clothes
  2. 你的手怎么搓得这么红？
    Nǐ de shǒu zěnme cuō de zhème hóng?
    Why did you rub your hands so red?
    your (particle) hand how rub (particle) so-much red (question)
  3. 天冷了，搓搓手取暖吧。
    Tiān lěng le, cuōcuo shǒu qǔnuǎn ba.
    It's cold, rub your hands to warm up.
    sky cold (particle), rub-rub hand get-warm (suggestion)
  4. 他没有认真搓洗那件衣服。
    Tā méiyǒu rènzhēn cuōxǐ nà jiàn yīfu.
    He didn't carefully scrub that piece of clothing.
    he not-have carefully rub-wash that (measure) clothes
  5. 冬天在院子里，奶奶总爱搓着手聊天。
    Dōngtiān zài yuànzi lǐ, nǎinai zǒng ài cuōzhe shǒu liáotiān.
    In winter, in the yard, grandma always likes rubbing her hands while chatting.
    winter at yard inside, grandma always love rub (particle) hand chat

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