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刮脸

刮臉
guāliǎn
verb #24,844

Meanings

  1. 1 to shave (one's face)
  2. 2 to shave the face

Examples

HSK 2
他每天早上都要刮脸。
Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào guāliǎn.
He shaves his face every morning.
HSK 6
他忘了刮脸，胡子长了一大把。
Tā wàng le guāliǎn, húzi zhǎng le yī dàbǎ.
He forgot to shave and his beard grew quite long.
HSK 7-9
理发店里，理发师帮客人刮脸。
Lǐfàdiàn lǐ, lǐfàshī bāng kèrén guāliǎn.
At the barbershop, the barber shaves the customer's face.

Tips

usage
刮脸 literally means 'to scrape the face'. In modern Chinese, 刮胡子 (guā húzi, to shave the beard) is also very common and refers specifically to shaving facial hair.

Stroke Order

刮 guā
脸 liǎn