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铲子

chǎn zi · chan zi

Traditional 鏟子

HSK 7–9Measure word: 把 bǎ

Meaning

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  1. shovel
  2. spade
  3. trowel
  4. spatula (kitchen utensil)
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The wrong shovel

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)铲子(chǎnzi)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)种花(zhònghuā)。

    Liangliang, do you have a shovel? I want to plant flowers.

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，在(zài)门后面(ménhòumian)，那把(nàbǎ)红色(hóngsè)的(de)铲子(chǎnzi)。

    Yes, behind the door, that red shovel.

  3. Dengdeng

    这把(zhèbǎ)铲子(chǎnzi)有点(yǒudiǎn)小(xiǎo)。

    This shovel is a bit small.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)做饭(zuòfàn)用(yòng)的(de)铲子(chǎnzi)，你(nǐ)拿错(nácuò)了(le)！

    That is the spatula I cook with. You took the wrong one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)铲(chǎn)子(zi)刮(guā)掉(diào)黏(nián)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)的(de)广(guǎng)告(gào)单(dān)。

He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground.

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

02

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)用(yòng)一(yì)天(tiān)就(jiù)用(yòng)铲(chǎn)子(zi)挖(wā)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)坑(kēng)。

I dug a huge pit with my shovel in just one day.

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

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