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铲

chǎn · chan

Traditional 剷 / 鏟

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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chǎn 剷

  1. to level off
  2. to root up

chǎn 鏟

  1. to shovel
  2. to remove
  3. spade
  4. shovel
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Snow in the lane

  1. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)的(de)雪(xuě)好(hǎo)厚(hòu)，我们(wǒmen)来(lái)铲雪(chǎnxuě)吧(ba)。

    The snow at the door is so thick. Let's shovel it.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)铲子(chǎnzi)吗(ma)？

    OK, do you have a shovel?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)两把(liǎngbǎ)。你(nǐ)铲(chǎn)左边(zuǒbian)，我(wǒ)铲(chǎn)右边(yòubian)。

    I have two. You shovel the left and I shovel the right.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)铲(chǎn)得(de)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)快(kuài)！

    I shovel faster than you!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)铲(chǎn)的(de)雪(xuě)，都(dōu)铲(chǎn)到(dào)我(wǒ)这边(zhèbiān)来(lái)了(le)！

    But you shoveled all your snow over to my side!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)正(zhèng)要(yào)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)铲(chǎn)掉(diào)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)的(de)雪(xuě)。

Tom is going to shovel the snow off the roof for us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by AwabiJan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)铁(tiě)铲(chǎn)把(bǎ)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)的(de)土(tǔ)铲(chǎn)平(píng)了(le)。

He used an iron shovel to level the soil in the yard.

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