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锯

jù · ju/jū · ju

Traditional 鋸

HSK 7–9Measure word: 把 bǎ

Meaning

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jù 鋸

  1. a saw
  2. to saw

jū 鋸

  1. variant of 鋦 / 锔 (jū)
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In a conversation

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Sawing a stool

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)锯(jù)木头(mùtou)，想(xiǎng)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)凳子(dèngzi)。

    I'm sawing wood. I want to make a small stool.

  3. Liangliang

    锯(jù)木头(mùtou)要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)。

    Be careful when you saw wood.

  4. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)锯(jù)了(le)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)。

    Don't worry. I've been sawing for half an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    凳子(dèngzi)呢(ne)？

    Where's the stool?

  6. Dengdeng

    木头(mùtou)锯(jù)完(wán)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)是(shì)一堆(yīduī)小(xiǎo)木块(mùkuài)。

    I finished sawing the wood. Now it's a pile of small blocks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)他(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)锯(jù)一(yì)棵(kē)树(shù)。

I saw him sawing a tree.

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02

他(tā)用(yòng)锯(jù)把(bǎ)木(mù)头(tou)锯(jù)成(chéng)两(liǎng)段(duàn)。

He used a saw to saw the wood into two pieces.

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