to scrape, to shave, to blow (wind)

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jīn
tiān
wài
miàn
guā
fēng
hěn

It's very windy outside today.

2
měi
tiān
zǎo
shàng
dōu
yào
guā
zi

He shaves his beard every morning.

3
guā
shā
bāng
zhù
huǎn
jiě
ròu
téng
tòng

Gua sha can help relieve muscle pain.

4
jīn
tiān
guā
fēng
le

It's windy today.

5
wài
miàn
guā
fēng
de
guān
chuāng

It's windy outside, remember to close the windows.

6
guā
fēng
de
shí
hòu
shù
huì
shā
shā
zuò
xiǎng

When the wind blows, the leaves rustle.

7
qián
xué
hǎo
xiàn
zài
jìn
hěn
ràng
guā
xiāng
kàn

He used to be a poor student, but now he has improved a lot, which makes me look at him with new eyes.

8
zhè
wèi
nián
qīng
yǎn
yuán
zài
diàn
yǐng
zhōng
de
chū
biǎo
xiàn
ràng
guān
zhòng
guā
xiāng
kàn

The outstanding performance of this young actor in the movie made the audience look at him with new eyes.

9
jīng
guò
zhè
xiàng
zuò
duì
de
zhuān
néng
guā
xiāng
kàn
méi
xiǎng
dào
chǔ
wèn
gāo
xiào

After this project collaboration, I look at his professional ability with new eyes, as I didn't expect him to handle complex issues so efficiently.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#400
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄚ
Components
UnicodeU+522E
CangjieHRHNI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality