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How do you say "brush" in Chinese?
刷子
shuā zǐ
In Chinese, "brush" is 刷子.
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Pronunciation
SHUA ZI. Shua is flat, zi is light. Keep shua steady, zi is soft and quick.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 刷 (shua) has 8 strokes meaning to brush or scrub, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
Example sentence
我用刷子刷牙。
I brush my teeth with a brush.
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How to remember 刷子
Brush small. The character shua directly means to brush, and zi makes it a brush object.
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Questions about 刷子
How do you say "brush" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "brush" is 刷子. It is a noun.
How is 刷子 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 刷 (shua) has 8 strokes meaning to brush or scrub, 子 (zi) has 3 strokes as diminutive suffix.
How is 刷子 used in a sentence?
Use 刷子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用刷子刷牙。 (I brush my teeth with a brush.).
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