to brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
trad. 擦肩而過
Also written 擦肩而過【cā jiān ér guò】
Characters in this word
4擦
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to rub; to scratch, to wipe; to polish, to apply (lipstick, lotion etc), to brush (past), to shred (a vegetable etc)
- Pinyin
- cā
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 2444 of 2500
肩
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shoulder, to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 16296 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
过
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surname Guo
- Pinyin
- Guō
- Traditional
- 過
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 73 of 2500