fire tongs; coal tongs
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fire tongs; coal tongs; pincers for handling burning fuel
Usually made of iron; consists of two long arms joined at one end.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
huǒ火
qián钳
jiā夹
qǐ起
yī一
kuài块
méi煤
qiú球
fàng放
jìn进
lú炉
zi子
lǐ里
。
Grandma used the fire tongs to pick up a piece of coal and put it into the stove.
Tiě铁
jiàng匠
shī师
fu傅
zuǒ左
shǒu手
chí持
huǒ火
qián钳
，
yòu右
shǒu手
wò握
tiě铁
chuí锤
。
The blacksmith held the pincers in his left hand and the hammer in his right.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
tóng铜
huǒ火
qián钳
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
。
This pair of copper fire tongs has been used for decades.