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擦伤

cā shāng · ca shang

Traditional 擦傷

Meaning

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  1. to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze
  2. abrasion; friction burn; scratch
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A scraped knee

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)膝盖(xīgài)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    Liangliang, what happened to your knee?

  2. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)骑车(qíchē)摔(shuāi)了(le)一下(yīxià)，有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)擦伤(cāshāng)。

    I fell off my bike yesterday and got a little scrape.

  3. Dengdeng

    疼(téng)不(bù)疼(téng)？我(wǒ)有(yǒu)创可贴(chuāngkětiē)。

    Does it hurt? I have a plaster.

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)疼(téng)，就是(jiùshì)擦伤(cāshāng)，不(bù)严重(yánzhòng)。

    No, it is just a scrape, nothing serious.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下次(xiàcì)骑(qí)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then ride more slowly next time.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)很(hěn)慢(màn)了(le)，是(shì)路上(lùshang)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)！

    I was already slow. The little dog on the road ran too fast!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)骑(qí)车(chē)摔(shuāi)倒(dǎo)，膝(xī)盖(gài)擦(cā)伤(shāng)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

He fell off his bike and scraped his knee a little.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)给(gěi)她(tā)的(de)擦(cā)伤(shāng)消(xiāo)了(le)毒(dú)。

The doctor disinfected her abrasion.

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