qiáo

樵

Character · Noun · Verb

firewood; gather firewood; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

firewood; fuelwood; faggots

dialect

Used in dialects to refer to chopped wood for burning.

Shàng上
shān山
kǎn砍
qiáo樵
qù去
 。

Go up the mountain to chop firewood.

yī一
kǔn捆
qiáo樵
xīn薪

a bundle of firewood

2.

verb

to gather firewood; to cut firewood; to collect fuel

literary

Literary or classical usage; often appears in compounds describing woodcutters.

Qiáo樵
fū夫
fù负
xīn薪
ér而
guī归
 。

The woodcutter returned carrying firewood on his back.

Yú渔
qiáo樵
yú于
jiāng江
zhǔ渚
zhī之
shàng上
 。

Fishing and gathering firewood on the river islets.

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Tā他
měi每
rì日
shàng上
shān山
qiáo樵
cǎi采
 。

He goes up the mountain to gather firewood every day.

3.

noun

surname Qiao