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刷手機

简刷手机 · 繁刷手機

Mandarin · pinyin shuā shǒu jī

to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc)
to swipe one's smartphone (as a substitute for a payment card etc)

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刷: shuā · brush; clean with brush, scrub
手: shǒu · hand
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–3–1 · shua1 shou3 ji1

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verb

(Mainland China) to check one's phone (for updates on social media, etc.)

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