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锛

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional錛

adze; to trim wood with an adze; edge gets chipped

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

adze; a cutting tool for shaping wood

technical

A traditional woodworking tool with a blade set at a right angle to the handle.

Mù木
jiang匠
yòng用
bēn锛
zi子
bǎ把
mù木
tou头
biǎo表
miàn面
xiāo削
píng平
 。

The carpenter uses an adze to level the surface of the wood.

Zhè这
bǎ把
lǎo老
bēn锛
zi子
shì是
yé爷
ye爷
de的
gōng工
jù具
 。

This old adze is my grandfather's tool.

2.

verb

to cut or trim wood with an adze

technical

Specifically describes the action of using a 锛子 (adze).

Shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
bēn锛
yī一
gēn根
mù木
tou头
 。

The master is trimming a piece of wood with an adze.

Xué学
mù木
gōng工
yào要
xiān先
xué学
huì会
bēn锛
mù木
bǎn板
 。

To learn carpentry, you must first learn to trim boards with an adze.

3.

verb

(of a blade) to get chipped; to become nicked

Describes a common type of damage to cutting tools.

Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
shǐ使
bēn锛
le了
 ，
děi得
mó磨
yī一
mó磨
 。

This knife's edge got chipped; it needs to be sharpened.

Hǎo好
de的
kè刻
dāo刀
bù不
juǎn锩
bù不
bēn锛
 。

A good carving knife neither curls nor chips.