WordTaiwan frequency #18,150
擦身而過
ㄘㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
“to brush past each other; to pass by someone going the opposite direction”
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擦
ㄘㄚ
to rub; to wipe; to polish; to apply (e.g. makeup); to scratch; to shred; to brush past; a tool for wiping.
身
ㄕㄣ
Body; trunk; life; oneself; personal experience; one's character or conduct; the main part of something; pregnant; classifier for suits of clothes.
而
ㄦˊ
A conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.
過
ㄍㄨㄛˋ
To pass, go over, or cross; to spend time; to celebrate; to live or get along; excessively; surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 而且ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; furthermore; in addition; also; used to add another point or strengthen a previous statement
- 透過ㄊㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
- 過去ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋin the past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by; (verb suffix indicating completion or direction)
- 過程ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄥˊprocess; course of events; the steps or stages something goes through.
- 身體ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇthe body; one's health; physically; in person
- 超過ㄔㄠ ㄍㄨㄛˋto exceed; to surpass; to go beyond a limit, standard, or others.
- 經過ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to go through; a process or course of events; to happen (as in 'what happened?')
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 通過ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.