shàn

钐

Character · VerbTraditional釤

to mow with a sickle; to scythe

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to swing a sickle or scythe to cut grass or crops in large swathes

dialect

A dialectal term used primarily in northern China referring to the efficient method of cutting grass using a long-handled sickle (scythe) with a swinging motion.

Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
shàn钐
cǎo草
 。

The farmers are mowing grass in the field.

Tā他
yòng用
shàn钐
lián镰
shàn钐
cǎo草
 ,
xiào效
lǜ率
bǐ比
yòng用
pǔ普
tōng通
lián镰
dāo刀
gāo高
de得
duō多
 。

He uses a scythe to cut grass, which is much more efficient than using an ordinary sickle.

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Shàn钐
mài麦
de的
shí时
hou候
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
 。

Be careful when scything wheat.