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擦撞

Mandarin · pinyin cā zhuàng

to sideswipe (a car etc)
to generate (sparks) by striking a flint; (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction

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擦: cā · wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
撞: zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide

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1–4 · ca1 zhuang4

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