ice chisel; ice pick
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
chisel (for cutting ice, stone, or metal); ice pick
Typically has a wooden handle and a sharp metal blade at the end. Commonly used for making holes in ice for fishing or breaking up ice blocks.
Yú渔
mín民
men们
yòng用
cuān镩
zi子
zài在
bīng冰
miàn面
shàng上
záo凿
dòng洞
bǔ捕
yú鱼
。
The fishermen used ice chisels to make holes in the ice surface for fishing.
Tā他
jǔ举
qǐ起
cuān镩
zi子
，
yòng用
lì力
xiàng向
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
bīng冰
céng层
záo凿
qù去
。
He raised the ice pick and forcefully chiseled at the thick layer of ice.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
cuān镩
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
quē却
yī依
rán然
fēng锋
lì利
。
This chisel has been used for thirty years but is still sharp.