拂拭 (fúshì): to wipe (away)

Meanings

1 to wipe (away)
2 to brush off
3 to dust off

Characters

拂

fú

to brush / sweep past

拭

shì

to wipe

Examples

他轻轻拂拭着旧书上的灰尘。

Tā qīngqīng fúshì zhe jiùshū shàng de huīchén.

He gently dusted off the old books.

微风拂拭着她的脸庞。

Wēifēng fúshì zhe tā de liǎnpáng.

A breeze brushed across her face.

Tips

memory

拂 (brush past) + 拭 (wipe) — two near-synonyms stacked for a gentle, deliberate wipe. Often appears in literary descriptions of dusting heirlooms or wind touching skin.

Stroke Order

拂 fú

拭 shì

Related Words

事了拂衣去 shìliǎofúyīqù

deed done, dust off the robe and walk away / the knight-errant ideal: finish the job, claim no credit, disappear

拂 fú #16,648

to flick / to brush off / to brush lightly over

擦拭 cāshì #20,348

to wipe / to wipe clean / to polish

行拂乱其所为 xíngfúluànqísuǒwéi

heaven disorders and frustrates everything he does / every plan the future hero makes is thwarted / Mencius's picture of the trials before great responsibility

拭 shì #24,356

to wipe / to clean by wiping

拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài #10,908

to wait and see / to keep one's eyes peeled

拂晓 fúxiǎo #23,185

daybreak / dawn / the first light of day

吹拂 chuīfú #29,911

to blow gently / to caress (of a breeze) / to stroke softly

赶走 gǎnzǒu #3,452

to drive away / to chase away / to expel

带走 dàizǒu #1,207

to take away / to carry off / to go (food)