shadoof; ancient well sweep
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shadoof; ancient Chinese lever device for drawing water
archaicAn ancient irrigation device consisting of a pivoted lever with a bucket at one end and a counterweight (usually a heavy stone) at the other, hung from a frame or tree by a well or water source to easily raise water.
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
shǐ使
yòng用
jié桔
gāo槔
cóng从
jǐng井
lǐ里
tí提
shuǐ水
guàn灌
gài溉
nóng农
tián田
。
Ancient farmers used the shadoof to draw water from wells to irrigate their fields.
Zhè这
gè个
jié桔
gāo槔
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
jǐ几
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This shadoof has a history of several hundred years.
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Jié桔
gāo槔
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
yī一
zhǒng种
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de的
jí汲
shuǐ水
gōng工
jù具
。
The shadoof was an ingenious water-drawing tool in ancient China.