Chinese Word: 刷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

刷Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 刀

Ideographic:A person bent over 尸 with a towel 巾

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⿸ Surround from upper left
  - 尸 [ shī ] body, corpse
  - 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

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Pinyin: shuā

English Definition:to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job

Chinese Definition:
①用成束的毛棕等制成的清除或涂抹的用具：刷子。毛刷。板刷。
②擦拭，涂抹，清洗：刷牙。刷墙。刷洗。印刷。刷耻(洗雪耻辱)。
③剔除，淘汰：刷选(剔除)。刷掉。

Example Words:

印刷HSK 5	yìn shuā	to print; printing
刷卡	shuā kǎ	to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
刷新	shuā xīn	to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record)
冲刷	chōng shuā	to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away
洗刷	xǐ shuā	wash; brush; scrub

Pinyin: shuà

English Definition:to select

Chinese Definition:
①(刷白)色白而略微发青。
②(刷俐)形容动作很敏捷。

Example Words:

brush

1		wǒ 我 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 yào 要 shuā yá 刷牙 liǎng cì 两次。 I brush my teeth twice a day.
2		tā 他 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 qiáng bì 墙壁 shuā 刷 chéng 成 le 了 lǜ sè 绿色。 His room walls were painted green.
3		zhè 这 miàn 面 qiáng bì 墙壁 què shí 确实 xū yào 需要 chóng xīn 重新 fěn shuā 粉刷。 This wall really needs to be repainted.
4		yá shuà tóu 牙刷头 xū yào 需要 měi 每 sān gè yuè 三个月 gēng huàn 更换 yí cì 一次。 Toothbrush heads need to be replaced every three months.
5		diàn dòng 电动 yá shuā 牙刷 bǐ 比 shǒu dòng 手动 yá shuā 牙刷 gèng 更 fāng biàn 方便 yì yòng 易用。 Electric toothbrushes are more convenient and easy to use than manual ones.

1		wǒ 我 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 yào 要 shuā yá 刷牙 liǎng cì 两次。 I brush my teeth twice a day.
2		tā 他 de 的 fáng jiān 房间 qiáng bì 墙壁 shuā 刷 chéng 成 le 了 lǜ sè 绿色。 His room walls were painted green.
3		zhè 这 miàn 面 qiáng bì 墙壁 què shí 确实 xū yào 需要 chóng xīn 重新 fěn shuā 粉刷。 This wall really needs to be repainted.
4		yá shuà tóu 牙刷头 xū yào 需要 měi 每 sān gè yuè 三个月 gēng huàn 更换 yí cì 一次。 Toothbrush heads need to be replaced every three months.
5		diàn dòng 电动 yá shuā 牙刷 bǐ 比 shǒu dòng 手动 yá shuā 牙刷 gèng 更 fāng biàn 方便 yì yòng 易用。 Electric toothbrushes are more convenient and easy to use than manual ones.