剐蹭

剮蹭

guǎcèng

verb

Meanings

1 to scrape (a car) against something
2 to sideswipe
3 minor paint-scraping collision

Characters

to cut / scrape

Examples

停车的时候不小心剐蹭到旁边的车。

Tíngchē de shíhou bù xiǎoxīn guǎcèng dào pángbiān de chē.

I accidentally scraped the car next to me while parking.

只是轻微剐蹭,走快处就行了。

Zhǐshì qīngwēi guǎcèng, zǒu kuàichǔ jiù xíng le.

It's just a minor scrape — we can go through fast-track claim handling.

Tips

usage

剐蹭 is the standard insurance term for minor paint-and-panel scraping — the kind that doesn't involve injury. Contrast with 追尾 (rear-end), 碰撞 (collision), 撞车 (crash).

Stroke Order

剐 guǎ

蹭 cèng