刷 (caat3) — clean with a brush; scrub; swipe in Cantonese
caat˗₃刷
Mandarin Pinyin: shua1
Meaning of 刷
nounclean with a brush; scrub; swipe
nounbrush (e.g. tooth brush, paintbrush, etc)
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Example Sentences with 刷
caat˗₃刷ngaaˎ₄牙jiu˗₃要jung˗₃用ngaaˎ₄牙gouˉ¹膏。
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.
ngoˏ₅我seoiˉ¹需jiu˗₃要jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把sanˉ¹新ngaaˎ₄牙caatˊ²刷
I need a new toothbrush.
caat˗₃刷zauˊ²走diˉ¹啲ngaaˎ₄牙gau˗₃垢mou4.膜。
Brush off the plaque.
bouˍ₆部dinˍ₆電waaˊ²話jiu˗₃要soat˗₃刷gei1.機。
The phone needs to be flashed.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話soengˊ²想soat˗₃刷gei1.機。
He said he wants to flash it.
Words Containing 刷
鮑魚刷baau1 jyu4 caat2
a brush that is shaped like an abalone, normally used to clean toilet
牙刷刷ngaa4 caat3 caat3
to brag; one who brags; braggart [Var.] 牙擦擦
刷牙caat3 ngaa4
to brush one's teeth
活字印刷wut6 zi6 jan3 caat3
printing with movable type
刷卡caat3 kaat1
use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card, etc.)
印刷品jan3 caat3 ban2
printed matter
印刷工藝jan3 caat3 gung1 ngai6
typography
牙縫刷ngaa4 fung4 caat3
interdental brush
印刷廠jan3 caat3 cong2
a printing house, printing works, printing office
牙刷ngaa4 caat2
toothbrush
髮刷faat caat3
hair brush; hairbrush
刷機caat3 gei1
to flash the ROM of an electronic device (such as a smartphone or computer)
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