jué
䦆
mattock; pickaxe
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mattock; pickaxe (a hand tool with a long handle and a heavy blade, used for digging or breaking hard ground)
dialectThis term is a dialectal or old-fashioned word for a common farming or digging tool. The more common modern term is 镐 (gǎo).
Yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
jué钁
tou头
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
wā挖
shù树
kēng坑
。
Grandpa dug a hole for a tree in the yard with a mattock.
Zhè这
bǎ把
lǎo老
jué钁
tou头
shì是
wǒ我
jiā家
de的
chuán传
jiā家
bǎo宝
。
This old mattock is a family heirloom.
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Zài在
shān山
lǐ里
kāi开
huāng荒
，
jué钁
tou头
bǐ比
tiě铁
qiāo锹
gèng更
hǎo好
yòng用
。
For reclaiming land in the mountains, a mattock is more useful than a shovel.