擦破

cāpò

verb

Meanings

1 to scrape
2 to graze (skin)
3 to abrade

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Examples

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.

袖子被铁丝擦破了。

Xiùzi bèi tiěsī cāpò le.

The sleeve got torn by the wire.

小伤口擦破点皮，不用缝针。

Xiǎo shāngkǒu cāpò diǎn pí, bú yòng féngzhēn.

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

Tips

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).

Stroke Order

擦 cā

破 pò