HSK 6 · Ideas

摩擦 mócā “friction” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 摩擦 means

  1. friction
  2. to rub
  3. conflict
  4. rubbing
  5. chafing
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • fig. disharmony

How to say 摩擦

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale摩mó2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale擦cā1st tone, high and level

摩擦 in a sentence

  1. 两手互相摩擦就会变热。

    Liǎng shǒu hùxiāng mócā jiù huì biàn rè.

    Rubbing your hands together makes them warm.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他们俩工作中常有摩擦。

    Tāmen liǎ gōngzuò zhōng cháng yǒu mócā.

    The two of them often clash at work.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 摩擦 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 摩 (mó) with each of its parts in a different colour
摩móto rub
  • 麻hemp · máSound part
  • 手hand · shǒuMeaning part

手 hints at the meaning (hand); 麻 (má) hints at the sound. Compare it with mó.

The character 擦 (cā) with each of its parts in a different colour
擦cāto rub; to scratch
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 察to examine · cháSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 察 (chá) hints at the sound. Compare it with cā.

How to write 摩擦

摩 15 strokes · 擦 17 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

摩擦 (mócā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 摩擦 (mócā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 摩擦

Words with 摩

摩托车mótuōchē · motorbike按摩ànmó · massage

Words with 擦

擦cā · to wipe

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FAQs

摩擦 (mócā) means “friction” or “to rub”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it mócā: mó with a 2nd tone, then cā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 摩擦 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type moca with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 摩擦 from the suggestions. Typing moca into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
摩擦 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.