刷

To brush in Chinese: 刷 (shuā)

shuā

to brush

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to brush
  2. 2to paint
  3. 3to daub
  4. 4to paste up
  5. 5to skip class (of students)
  6. 6to fire from a job

Stroke order

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刷

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄚ

shuā

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 刷 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 快去刷牙。

    kuài qù shuā yá。

    Brush your teeth.

  • 你们刷牙去！

    nǐ men shuā yá qù！

    You guys need to go brush your teeth!

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Related words

刷牙

shuā yá

to brush one's teeth

刷子

shuā zi

brush

牙刷

yá shuā

toothbrush

印刷

yìn shuā

to print

刷新

shuā xīn

to renovate

印刷术

yìn shuā shù

printing

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