擦窗户

擦窗戶
cāchuānghu
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to clean the windows
  2. 2 to wipe the windows

Examples

Guònián qián quánjiā yīqǐ cā chuānghu.
Before Chinese New Year, the whole family cleans the windows together.
Tā yòng bàozhǐ cā chuānghu, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.
He uses newspaper to clean the windows — it works really well.

Tips

culture
大扫除 (dàsǎochú, big clean) before Chinese New Year traditionally includes 擦窗户 — wiping down windows is said to sweep away the old year's bad luck so the new year enters clean.

Stroke Order

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