clash or disharmony between parties; a minor dispute or disagreement

To brush past someone or pass by very closely while moving in opposite directions

to scrape, abrade, or chafe the skin through friction

to wipe something with a cloth, paper, or towel to clean it or remove moisture; to wipe away

To wipe oneself after defecating.

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to wipe away

to wipe dry; to dry something by wiping

to clean something by wiping and washing; to swab or scour to remove dirt

to rub; to chafe; to scour; to move one surface against another

To rub something until it is bright or clean; to polish

literally "to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms"; describes being excited and ready to start a fight or a difficult task

To pass very closely by someone or something, often making slight physical contact

In table tennis, a ball that hits the edge of the opponent's table and is difficult to return

A mark left behind after friction or rubbing, such as a scratch or scoring mark.

friction; the force that resists the relative motion of two surfaces in contact with each other

eraser or rubber; a stationery item used to rub out marks from a pencil

to keep one's eyes open; to be on one's guard; to sharpen one's vigilance

to polish or clean leather shoes

blackboard or whiteboard eraser

a tool used to wipe clean a blackboard

to make light contact with the edge of something, such as a ball hitting the edge of a table in sports

to erase, rub out, or wipe clean; the act of erasing

(colloquial) dusk; twilight; nightfall

to rub the body down with a wet towel or sponge instead of showering or bathing; to give someone a sponge bath

A consonant produced by stopping the airflow and then releasing it slowly through a narrow gap, such as the sounds written as "z", "c", "zh", "ch", "j", and "q" in pinyin.

An eraser used to remove pencil or ink marks from paper.

(idiom) shoulder to shoulder and back to back; describes a place being very crowded or packed with people

to scrape; to scratch against something; to graze

able to be erased and written over again, particularly in the context of digital storage media

erasable programmable read-only memory

sound of a branch snapping or a camera shutter clicking

A type of consonant sound produced by narrowing the vocal cords so that the air passing through creates friction; includes sounds like the laryngeal or pharyngeal fricatives.

In table tennis, to hit a ball that grazes the edge of the table, making it difficult for the opponent to return; this literal use suggests luck or high skill.

to press against; to nuzzle up to

to be crowded together or packed in a crowd; to rub shoulders with many people

Shoulder to shoulder and back to back; describes a place that is extremely crowded with people

to wipe; to rub clean

Static electricity generated when two objects rub against each other, typically resulting in one object becoming positively charged and the other negatively charged

a type of consonant sound made by forcing air through a narrow channel in the mouth; also known as [[擦音|擦音|ca1 yin1]]

to grate or shred food such as cheese or vegetables

to erase and rewrite; to wipe and record over (typically of computer memory or optical discs)

to wash and wipe; to clean by rubbing or scraping

a liquid or semi-solid medicine rubbed into the skin to relieve pain or stiffness; embrocation

to wipe away; to erase or rub off something

cloth used for wiping or cleaning; mop

kitchen utensil with a rough or perforated surface used for grating vegetables or cheese

to wipe; to scrub or clean a surface by rubbing

to rub one's hands and fists together in preparation for a fight or to begin a task

to brush against; to graze; to scratch