four-toothed rake; farming tool
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four-toothed iron rake; farming tool for breaking soil and collecting weeds
Also written as 铁鎝 (tiě dā). Commonly used in rural farming contexts. Functions similarly to a hoe but with multiple tines.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
tiě铁
dā搭
fān翻
sōng松
le了
tián田
lǐ里
de的
tǔ土
。
The farmer used a four-toothed rake to loosen the soil in the field.
Zhè这
bǎ把
tiě铁
dā搭
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
fēi非
cháng常
jiē结
shi实
。
This iron rake has been used for thirty years and is very sturdy.
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Yé爷
ye爷
ná拿
qǐ起
tiě铁
dā搭
qù去
cài菜
yuán园
chú除
cǎo草
。
Grandpa picked up the rake and went to the vegetable garden to weed.