擦掉

cādiào

verb #10,558

Meanings

1 to wipe off
2 to erase
3 to rub out

Characters

to wipe; to rub

to fall; away (result complement)

Examples

请把黑板上的字擦掉。

Qǐng bǎ hēibǎn shàng de zì cādiào.

Please erase the words on the blackboard.

她用纸巾擦掉了眼泪。

Tā yòngzhǐ jīn cādiào le yǎnlèi.

She wiped away her tears with a tissue.

Tips

grammar

擦掉 is a result complement (结果补语): 擦 (wipe) + 掉 (off/away). The 掉 indicates successful removal.

Stroke Order

擦 cā

掉 diào