Chinese words · HSK 3

刷

shuā

to spam; to post repeatedly (comments, memes) (internet)

Every meaning

shuā

  1. to spam; to post repeatedly (comments, memes) (internet)
  2. (internet) to scroll through; to come across (as in 刷到)
  3. to flash (phone firmware)
  4. (gaming) to grind; to farm (levels, loot)
  5. to brush; to scrub
  6. to boost fake counts (votes, likes, orders)
  7. (coll.) to binge-watch; to work through (a series, practice questions etc) in one go (as in 刷剧, 刷题)
  8. to swipe (a card) (as in 刷卡)
  9. brush
  10. to paint; to whitewash
  11. to eliminate (as in 刷掉)

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).