摩
擦

Friction in Chinese: 摩擦 (mó cā)

mó cā

friction

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1friction
  2. 2rubbing
  3. 3chafing
  4. 4fig. disharmony
  5. 5conflict
  6. 6also written 磨擦

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摩
擦

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄛˊ

mó

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄘㄚ

cā

ㄘ/ cㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 两个物体摩擦会产生热。

    liǎng gè wù tǐ mó cā huì chǎn shēng rè。

    Friction between two objects produces heat.

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Related words

擦

cā

to rub

按摩

àn mó

massage

摩托

mó tuō

motor (loanword)

揣摩

chuǎi mó

to analyze

观摩

guān mó

to observe and emulate

摩托车

mó tuō chē

(loanword) motorbike

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