| 擦 | [ cā ] to wipe, to erase, rubbing (brush stroke in painting), to clean, to polish |
| 擦乾 | [ cā gān ] to wipe dry |
| 擦亮 | [ cā liàng ] to polish |
| 擦亮眼睛 | [ cā liàng yǎn jīng ] to keep one's eyes open (idiom), to be on one's guard, to be clear-eyed |
| 擦傷 | [ cā shāng ] to abrade, to scrape, to chafe, to graze, abrasion, friction burn, scratch |
| 擦子 | [ cā zi ] eraser, (kitchen) grater, shredder |
| 擦寫 | [ cā xiě ] to erase |
| 擦屁股 | [ cā pì gu ] to wipe one’s ass, (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess |
| 擦抹 | [ cā mǒ ] to wipe |
| 擦拭 | [ cā shì ] to wipe clean |
| 擦掉 | [ cā ] to wipe |
| 擦掠 | [ cā lvè ] to brush against, to graze, to scratch |
| 擦擦筆 | [ cā cā bǐ ] erasable pen |
| 擦棒球 | [ cā bàng qiú ] foul tip |
| 擦槍走火 | [ cā qiāng zoǔ huǒ ] to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun, (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war |
| 擦油 | [ cā yoú ] to oil, to anoint |
| 擦洗 | [ cā xǐ ] to clean (with water or alcohol), to wipe and wash, to swab, to scrub |
| 擦澡 | [ cā zaǒ ] to rub oneself down with a wet towel, to take a sponge bath |
| 擦碗布 | [ cā wǎn bù ] dish cloth, tea towel |
| 擦網球 | [ cā wǎng qiú ] net ball, let (tennis etc) |
| 擦肩而過 | [ cā jiān ér guò ] brief encounter, to brush past sb |
| 擦腚紙 | [ cā dìng zhǐ ] toilet paper |
| 擦身而過 | [ cā shēn ér guò ] to brush past |
| 擦邊球 | [ cā biān qiú ] (table tennis) edge ball, (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable |
| 擦鞋墊 | [ cā xié diàn ] doormat |
| 擦音 | [ cā yīn ] fricative |
| 擦黑兒 | [ cā heī ] (dialect) dusk |
| ⇒ 刮擦 | [ guā cā ] to scrape |
| ⇒ 可擦寫 | [ kě cā xiě ] erasable |
| ⇒ 可擦寫可編程只讀存儲器 | [ kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì ] EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) |
| ⇒ 喉擦音 | [ hoú cā yīn ] guttural fricative |
| ⇒ 塞擦音 | [ sè cā yīn ] affricate (phonetics) |
| ⇒ 打擦邊球 | [ dǎ cā biān qiú ] to bend the rules, to skirt around the issue |
| ⇒ 挨擦 | [ aī cā ] to press against, to nuzzle up to |
| ⇒ 揩擦 | [ kaī cā ] to wipe |
| ⇒ 摩拳擦掌 | [ mó quán cā zhǎng ] fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom), to roll up one's sleeves for battle, eager to get into action or start on a task |
| ⇒ 摩擦 | [ mó cā ] friction, rubbing, chafing, fig. disharmony, conflict, also written 磨擦 |
| ⇒ 摩擦力 | [ mó cā lì ] friction |
| ⇒ 摩擦音 | [ mó cā yīn ] fricative (phonetics) |
| ⇒ 擦擦筆 | [ cā cā bǐ ] erasable pen |
| ⇒ 板擦 | [ bǎn cā ] blackboard or whiteboard eraser |
| ⇒ 板擦兒 | [ bǎn cā ] blackboard or whiteboard eraser |
| ⇒ 橡皮擦 | [ xiàng pí cā ] eraser, rubber, CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| ⇒ 磨拳擦掌 | [ mó quán cā zhǎng ] variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3] |
| ⇒ 磨擦 | [ mó cā ] variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1] |
| ⇒ 齦擦音 | [ yín cā yīn ] alveolar fricative (linguistics) |
