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刷

shuā

A1 Level 3*
NounVerb

刷 (shuā) is a Chinese word meaning “a brush”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  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)
  8. (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)

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Example

睡覺以前要刷牙。

Brush your teeth before going to bed.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).