搓 (cuō): to rub or roll between the hands or fingers, to twist

他搓了一个电话，约朋友晚上一起吃饭。

tā cuō le yī gě diàn huà , yāo péng yǒu wǎn shǎng yī qǐ chī fàn .

He dialed a number and made plans to meet a friend for dinner that evening.

淘米时多揉搓几次可去除部分毒素；食用前筛选掉颜色异常、破损的颗粒。

táo mǐ shí duō róu cuō jī cì kě qù chú bù fēn dú sù ; shí yòng qián shāi xuǎn diào yán sè yì cháng , pò sǔn de kē lì .

Rinsing the rice several times can help remove some toxins; before eating, sort out any grains that are discolored or broken.

他回忆，那时设备简陋，只能“手搓”。

tā huí yì , nà shí shè bèi jiǎn lòu , zhī néng shǒu cuō .

He recalled that the equipment was rudimentary back then, so they had to “knead it by hand.”

保鲜膜：用途极广，可缠伤口防污染，可包裹手机防水，还能搓成绳索。

bǎo xiān mó : yòng tú jí guǎng , kě chán shāng kǒu fáng wū rǎn , kě bāo guǒ shǒu jī fáng shuǐ , hái néng cuō chéng shéng suǒ .

Plastic wrap: It has a wide range of uses—it can be wrapped around wounds to prevent contamination, used to wrap a cell phone to keep it dry, and even twisted into a rope.

看过一些AI短剧和长剧后，他的想法变了，“‘手搓’影视从业者还是有很大空间的”。

kàn guò yī xiē A I duǎn jù hé cháng jù hòu , tā de xiǎng fǎ biàn le , shǒu cuō yǐng shì cóng yè zhě hái shì yǒu hěn dà kōng jiān de .

After watching some AI-generated short and feature-length films, he changed his mind: “There’s still plenty of room for ‘old-school’ film and TV professionals.”

看完枯燥的数据，不如让它搓个小游戏，放松一下。

kàn wán kū zào de shǔ jù , bù rú ràng tā cuō gè xiǎo yóu xì , fàng sōng yī xià .

After going through all that dry data, why not let it create a little game to help you relax?

帮我搓一下背好吗？

Bāng wǒ cuō yīxià bèi hǎo ma?

Can you rub my back?