搔痒 (sāo yǎng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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搔痒
搔痒
(sāo yǎng): To scratch an itch (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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搔 • sāo • to scratch
sāo
搔
to scratch
痒 • yǎng • itch; tickle • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
yǎng
痒
itch; tickle
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 搔痒.
Words with
搔
搔头
sāo tóu
to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
to posture and preen (of a woman)
隔靴搔痒
gé xuē sāo yǎng
to fail to get to the root of the matter
Words with
痒
发痒
fā yǎng
to itch
痒痒
yǎng yang
itchy; ticklish feeling
无关痛痒
wú guān tòng yǎng
of no consequence; irrelevant; trivial
隔靴搔痒
gé xuē sāo yǎng
to fail to get to the root of the matter
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Example Sentences with 搔痒
wén
蚊
zi
子
yǎo
咬
le
了
，
tā
他
yī
一
zhí
直
zài
在
sāo
搔
yǎng
痒
。
A mosquito bit him, and he keeps scratching the itch.
pí
皮
fū
肤
guò
过
mǐn
敏
shí
时
bù
不
yào
要
yòng
用
lì
力
tā
他
hòu
后
bèi
背
yǎng
痒
de
得
nán
难
shòu
受
，
què
却
sāo
搔
yǎng
痒
。
Don't scratch an itch forcefully when you have a skin allergy.
gòu
够
bù
不
zháo
着
sāo
搔
yǎng
痒
。
His back itched unbearably, but he couldn't reach to scratch it.
