axe; hatchet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
axe; hatchet
A tool with a heavy metal blade fixed at a right angle to a wooden handle, used for chopping wood or cutting down trees. In Chinese, 头 is a common suffix forming nouns (木头, 石头, 馒头).
Tā他
yòng用
fǔ斧
tou头
bǎ把
mù木
tou头
pī劈
chéng成
liǎng两
bàn半
。
He split the log in half with an axe.
Zhè这
bǎ把
fǔ斧
tou头
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
。
This axe is very sharp.
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Gōng工
rén人
ná拿
zhe着
fǔ斧
tou头
zǒu走
xiàng向
sēn森
lín林
。
The worker walked toward the forest carrying an axe.