twist; rub with the hands (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
搓 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
错 cuò - wrong (adj.) | HSK 2
Examples
按摩师用双手搓揉他的肩膀。 àn mó shī yòng shuāng shǒu cuō róu tā de jiān bǎng. - The masseur rubbed his shoulders with both hands.
她在洗手间里搓了半个小时的衣服。 tā zài xǐ shǒu jiān lǐ cuō le bàn gè xiǎo shí de yī fú. - She spent half an hour scrubbing clothes in the bathroom.
他用力搓洗地板，把地上的污垢都擦掉。 tā yòng lì cuō xǐ dì bǎn, bǎ dì shàng de wū gòu dōu cā diào. - He scrubbed the floor hard, wiping away all the dirt.
她轻轻地搓了搓自己的手，暖和了一些。 tā qīng qīng de cuō le cuō zì jǐ de shǒu, nuǎn huo le yī xiē. - She gently rubbed her hands together to warm them up.
他快速地搓擦了一下眼睛，把泪水擦干净。 tā kuài sù de cuō cā le yī xià yǎn jīng, bǎ lèi shuǐ cā gān jìng. - He quickly rubbed his eyes to wipe away the tears.