dustpan; garbage shovel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a short-handled basket or shovel used to collect garbage or dirt; regional dustpan
dialectRegional term used in southern China and some dialect areas to refer to a small handled basket or pan for sweeping up trash, distinct from the winnowing basket (also called 簸箕 in some regions).
Tā她
yòng用
cuō撮
jī箕
bǎ把
dì地
shang上
de的
luò落
yè叶
cuō撮
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
She used the dustpan to scoop up the fallen leaves on the ground.
Zuǒ左
shǒu手
ná拿
sào扫
zhou帚
，
yòu右
shǒu手
ná拿
cuō撮
jī箕
。
Hold the broom in the left hand and the dustpan in the right hand.
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Zhè这
ge个
cuō撮
jī箕
shì是
zhú竹
zi子
biān编
de的
，
hěn很
qīng轻
。
This dustpan is woven from bamboo and is very light.