sòu
擞
poke stove to remove ashes
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to poke a stove with a poker to remove ashes
dialectThis is a dialectal term primarily used in northern Chinese dialects.
Tā他
yòng用
tiě铁
tiáo条
sòu擻
huǒ火
。
He poked the stove with an iron rod.
Gāi该
sòu擻
yī一
sòu擻
lú炉
zi子
le了
，
huī灰
tài太
duō多
le了
。
It's time to poke the stove; there's too much ash.
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Yé爷
ye爷
zhèng正
zài在
sòu擻
lú炉
zi子
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
zuò做
fàn饭
。
Grandfather is poking the stove, getting ready to cook.
Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
tōng通
tiáo条
，
yòng用
lì力
sòu擻
le了
jǐ几
xià下
。
He picked up the poker and poked vigorously several times.
Lú炉
zi子
bù不
wàng旺
le了
，
nǐ你
qù去
sòu擻
yī一
sòu擻
。
The stove is not burning well; go poke it.