piáo
瓢
gourd ladle; scoop
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
gourd ladle; wooden scoop
Often used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
piáo瓢
yǎo舀
le了
yī一
piáo瓢
shuǐ水
jiāo浇
huā花
。
Grandma used a gourd ladle to scoop a ladle of water to water the flowers.
Zuò做
mán馒
tou头
de的
shí时
hou候
，
yòng用
piáo瓢
cuō撮
qǔ取
miàn面
fěn粉
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
。
When making steamed buns, it's convenient to scoop flour with a ladle.
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Nóng农
cūn村
lǐ里
guò过
qù去
cháng常
yòng用
páo匏
guā瓜
zuò做
piáo瓢
。
In rural areas, people used to make ladles from split calabashes.
Mù木
jiang匠
shī师
fu傅
yòng用
mù木
tou头
wā挖
le了
yī一
gè个
piáo瓢
。
The carpenter carved a ladle out of a piece of wood.
Mā妈
ma妈
bǎ把
piáo瓢
ér儿
fàng放
zài在
shuǐ水
gāng缸
biān边
，
fāng方
biàn便
suí随
shí时
qǔ取
shuǐ水
。
Mom put the small ladle by the water jar to fetch water easily anytime.