jué
薅锄
digging tool; mattock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
mattock; pickaxe; large hoe for digging
formalA traditional agricultural tool, larger than a common hoe (锄). Often used for breaking hard soil or digging.
Tā他
yòng用
jué䦆
tou头
páo刨
kāi开
le了
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
tǔ土
kuài块
。
He used a mattock to break up the hard clods of earth.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
nóng农
huó活
xū需
yào要
yī一
bǎ把
hǎo好
de的
jué䦆
。
This kind of farm work requires a good mattock.