axe; hatchet
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
axe; hatchet
neutralA general-purpose tool for chopping, splitting, or shaping wood. The blade is typically wedge-shaped and mounted on a wooden handle.
Tā他
yòng用
fǔ斧
zi子
pī劈
chái柴
。
He chopped firewood with an axe.
Zhè这
bǎ把
fǔ斧
zi子
de的
bǐng柄
huài坏
le了
，
xū需
yào要
huàn换
yī一
gè个
。
The handle of this axe is broken and needs to be replaced.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fǔ斧
zi子
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bīng兵
qì器
。
In ancient times, the axe was also a kind of weapon.
Mù木
jiàng匠
yòng用
fǔ斧
zi子
cū粗
lüè略
dì地
xiū修
zhěng整
mù木
liào料
。
The carpenter roughly shaped the timber with a hatchet.