擦掉

cādiào

verb #10,558

Meanings

1 to wipe off
2 to erase
3 to rub out

Characters

to wipe; to rub

Examples

HSK 3

请把黑板上的字擦掉。

Qǐng bǎ hēibǎn shàng de zì cādiào.

Please erase the words on the blackboard.

HSK 5

她用纸巾擦掉了眼泪。

Tā yòng zhǐjīn 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