擦窗户

擦窗戶

cāchuānghu

phrase

Meanings

1 to clean the windows
2 to wipe the windows

Characters

door (bound form)

Examples

HSK 2

过年前全家一起擦窗户。

Guònián qián quánjiā yīqǐ cāchuānghu.

Before Chinese New Year, the whole family cleans the windows together.

HSK 3

他用报纸擦窗户,效果很好。

Tā yòng bàozhǐ cāchuānghu, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.

He uses newspaper to clean the windows, it works really well.

Tips

culture

大扫除 (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

擦 cā

窗 chuāng

户 hù