qiāo
锹
spade; shovel
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
spade; shovel; digging tool
A common hand tool with a flat metal blade mounted on a long handle, used for digging soil, sand, snow, etc.
Gōng工
rén人
yòng用
tiāo铁
qiāo锹
wā挖
kāi开
le了
ní泥
tǔ土
。
The workers used spades to dig up the soil.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
tiāo铁
qiāo锹
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
yào要
chǎn铲
xuě雪
。
Please pass me the shovel so I can clear the snow.
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Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
yòng用
tiāo铁
qiāo锹
fān翻
zhěng整
tǔ土
dì地
。
The farmer uncle used a spade to till the land.
Tā他
bǎ把
méi煤
kuài块
zhuāng装
jìn进
tiāo铁
qiāo锹
lǐ里
yùn运
zǒu走
le了
。
He loaded coal onto the shovel and carried it away.
Yuán园
yì艺
shī师
yòng用
tiāo铁
qiāo锹
xiū修
zhěng整
huā花
tán坛
de的
tǔ土
rǎng壤
。
The gardener used a spade to tidy up the soil in the flower bed.