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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 摩擦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
摩擦 mó cā - friction
- rubbing
- chafing
- fig. disharmony
- conflict
- also written 磨擦

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 8,707 7,737 9,718

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
摩 mā- used in 摩挲[ma1sa5]
摩 mó- to rub
擦 cā- to rub; to scratch
- to wipe; to polish
- to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
- to brush (past)
- to shred (a vegetable etc)

Other Words Containing 摩擦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
摩擦 6 5 8,707 7,737 9,718
摩擦力 - - 51,572 42,554 48,939