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刮

guā · gua

Traditional 颳

HSK 6Old HSK 3

Meaning

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guā 刮

  1. to scrape
  2. to blow
  3. to shave
  4. to plunder
  5. to extort

guā 颳

  1. to blow (of the wind)
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Windy day

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)刮(guā)大风(dàfēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)戴(dài)帽子(màozi)？

    It is so windy today. Why are you not wearing a hat?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)戴(dài)了(le)，可是(kěshì)风(fēng)一(yī)刮(guā)，帽子(màozi)就(jiù)飞(fēi)了(le)。

    I did, but when the wind blew, my hat flew away.

  3. Dengdeng

    飞(fēi)到(dào)哪儿(nǎr)去(qù)了(le)？

    Where did it fly to?

  4. Liangliang

    不知道(bùzhīdào)。刚才(gāngcái)风(fēng)又(yòu)刮(guā)了(le)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)围巾(wéijīn)也(yě)飞(fēi)了(le)。

    Do not know. Just now the wind blew again and my scarf flew away too.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)树(shù)上(shàng)有(yǒu)帽子(màozi)和(hé)围巾(wéijīn)。

    Look, there is a hat and a scarf in that tree.

  6. Liangliang

    围巾(wéijīn)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)，可是(kěshì)帽子(màozi)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    The scarf is mine, but the hat is not.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

虽(suī)然(rán)正(zhèng)在(zài)刮(guā)暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)，但(dàn)他(tā)还(hái)是(shì)出(chū)去(qù)了(le)。

In spite of the storm, he went out.

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02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)都(dōu)用(yòng)剃(tì)刀(dāo)刮(guā)胡(hú)子(zi)。

He shaves with a razor every morning.

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