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刮 (guā): to scrape, to blow

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HSK 3verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to scrape, to blow
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 刂
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to scrape
to blow
to shave
to plunder
to extort
to blow (of the wind)
to scrape
to shave
to plunder
to extort

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Example sentences

He shaves every morning.

The wind is blowing hard outside; don't go out.

Use a knife to scrape off the burnt marks on the bottom of the pot.

Corrupt officials plundered a lot of the people's wealth.

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