created sense approved 擦边/擦邊 · cābiān · to touch the edge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
擦边 / 擦邊
cābiān
to touch the edge
to make light contact with the edge of something, such as a ball hitting the edge of a table in sports
擦, 边
擦 (literal) → 擦 · cā · to brush past 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · edge
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 擦边/擦邊 · cābiān · to approach a limit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
擦边 / 擦邊
cābiān
to approach a limit
to be close to a certain age, level, or quantity; to barely reach a standard, such as being just at the cutoff point
擦, 边
擦 (literal) → 擦 · cā · to brush past 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · boundary
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition