擦破

cāpò

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

我摔了一跤，膝盖擦破了皮。

Wǒ shuāi le yì jiāo, xīgài cāpò le pí.

I fell and scraped the skin off my knee.

HSK 7-9

袖子被铁丝擦破了。

Xiùzi bèi tiěsī cāpò le.

The sleeve got torn by the wire.

HSK 7-9

小伤口擦破点皮，不用缝针。

Xiǎo shāngkǒu cāpò diǎn pí, búyòng féng zhēn.

It's just a scrape on the skin, no stitches needed.

grammar

A result-compound: 擦 (to rub) + 破 (broken). 擦破皮 is the standard collocation for "grazed the skin." Compare 划破 (sliced open) and 磕破 (bumped open).

擦 cā

破 pò