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挠痒
撓癢
náoyǎng
verb
#27,425
Meanings
1
to scratch an itch
2
to tickle
Characters
挠
náo
to scratch; to tickle
痒
yǎng
itchy; itch
Examples
拼音
EN
背上
痒
,
你
能
帮
我
挠痒
吗
?
Bèi shàng yǎng, nǐ néng bāng wǒ náoyǎng ma?
My back is itchy — can you scratch it for me?
小
猫
被
挠痒
时
会
发出
呼噜
声
。
Xiǎo māo bèi náoyǎng shí huì fāchū hūlū shēng.
A kitten purrs when tickled.
Tips
usage
挠痒
(scratch an itch) is commonly extended to
挠痒
痒
(náoyǎngyǎng), which means to tickle. The reduplication of
痒
makes it more playful and colloquial.
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挠
náo
痒
yǎng
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挠
náo
HSK 7
#8,069
to scratch (an itch) / to hinder; to yield (literary)
痒
yǎng
HSK 7
#5,344
itchy / to itch
痒痒
yǎngyang
#11,119
to itch / to tickle
发痒
fāyǎng
#26,573
to itch / to feel itchy / to tickle
阻挠
zǔnáo
HSK 7
#13,434
to obstruct / to hinder / to thwart
不屈不挠
bùqūbùnáo
#27,545
unyielding / indomitable / never giving up despite hardship
无关痛痒
wúguāntòngyǎng
#25,496
of no consequence / irrelevant / neither here nor there / not touching any raw nerves
刮
guā
HSK 6
#2,977
to scrape; to scratch / to blow (of wind) / to shave
划
huà
HSK 4
#2,733
to plan; to delimit / to draw (a line); to scratch / to row (a boat) (huá)
抓
zhuā
HSK 3
#407
to grab; to seize / to catch; to arrest / to scratch
挠痒
náoyǎng
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