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割

gē · ge

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to cut
  2. to cut apart
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Mowing the lawn

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)闻到(wéndào)了(le)吗(ma)？公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)青草(qīngcǎo)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    Can you smell that? The park smells like fresh grass.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)工人(gōngrén)在(zài)割草(gēcǎo)。

    It’s the workers mowing the grass.

  3. Liangliang

    刚(gāng)割过(gēguò)草(cǎo)的(de)公园(gōngyuán)，最(zuì)好闻(hǎowén)。

    A park where the grass was just mowed smells the best.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)刚(gāng)割完(gēwán)草(cǎo)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    Yes, I love the smell right after the grass is mowed.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)来(lái)割草(gēcǎo)吧(ba)！

    Let’s mow the grass too!

  6. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)什么(shénme)割(gē)？我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一把(yībǎ)指甲刀(zhǐjiadāo)。

    Cut with what? I only have a nail clipper.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)天(tiān)气(qì)情(qíng)况(kuàng)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)的(de)话(huà)，我(wǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)就(jiù)去(qù)割(gē)草(cǎo)坪(píng)。

I'm going to mow the lawn tomorrow, weather permitting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by uhasan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)切(qiē)菜(cài)时(shí)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)割(gē)破(pò)了(le)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ)。

She accidentally cut her finger while chopping vegetables.

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