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铡

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional鍘

hay cutter; to cut with a hay cutter

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

hay cutter; fodder chopper

Also used to refer to similar sharp cutting tools in some contexts.

Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
zhá铡
dāo刀
qiē切
suì碎
cǎo草
liào料
wèi喂
shēng牲
kou口
 。

Farmers use hay cutters to chop fodder for livestock.

Zhè这
bǎ把
lǎo老
shì式
zhá铡
dāo刀
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
le了
 。

This old hay cutter has been in use for 30 years.

2.

verb

to cut with a hay cutter; to chop

informal

Most commonly used for cutting hay, straw, or other agricultural materials, but can also refer to similar chopping actions.

Yé爷
ye爷
zhèng正
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhá铡
cǎo草
wèi喂
niú牛
 。

Grandpa is chopping hay in the yard to feed the cattle.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
jiē秸
gǎn秆
zhá铡
suì碎
 。

Please help me chop these straw stalks into small pieces.

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Jiù旧
shí时
yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
fāng方
huì会
yòng用
zhá铡
dāo刀
chǔ处
jué决
fàn犯
rén人
 。

In some old times, hay cutters were used to execute prisoners.