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1. scrape; shave

♦ 把墙上的漆~下去 scrape the paint off the wall

♦ ~锅子 scrape a pot clean

♦ ~鱼鳞 scale a fish

♦ ~胡子 shave the beard

♦ 就~破一点皮。 It's only a scratch.

2. smear with (paste, etc.)

♦ ~糨子 stiffen (cloth) by spreading paste over it

3. plunder; fleece; extort

♦ 他当知县时~了不少的钱。 While holding office as county magistrate, he made a lot of money by extortion.

4. (of the wind) blow

♦ ~大风了。 It's blowing hard. or There's a gale blowing.

♦ 土~得满天飞。 Dust was blown into the air.