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刷

shuā · shua/shuà · shua

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HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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shuā 刷

  1. a brush
  2. to paint; to daub
  3. to brush; to scrub
  4. (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job)
  5. (onom.) swish; rustle
  6. to swipe (a card)
  7. to scroll on (a phone)

shuà 刷

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  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？我(wǒ)刷(shuā)手机(shǒujī)。

    Boss, how much? I will pay with my phone.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)怎么(zěnme)刷(shuā)不(bù)了(liǎo)？

    Why does your phone not work?

  3. Liangliang

    没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)！你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)刷(shuā)吗(ma)？

    It is out of battery! Can you pay for me?

  4. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)刷(shuā)。咦(yí)，我(wǒ)手机(shǒujī)也(yě)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

    OK, I will pay. Huh, my phone has no battery either.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)去(qù)刷(shuā)盘子(pánzi)。

    Then what? We can only go wash dishes.

  6. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)的(de)现金(xiànjīn)。

    Do not worry, I have a ten yuan note in my pocket.

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01

这(zhè)台(tái)公(gōng)共(gòng)电(diàn)话(huà)可(kě)以(yǐ)刷(shuā)信(xìn)用(yòng)卡(kǎ)吗(ma) ？

Can I make a credit card call on this public phone?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

杰(jié)克(kè)刷(shuā)去(qù)了(le)他(tā)外(wài)套(tào)上(shàng)的(de)灰(huī)尘(chén)。

Jack brushed the dust off his coat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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