anvil; chopping block
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anvil; heavy block used as a base for hammering or chopping
informalColloquial term for 砧. Commonly used in northern dialects to refer to a blacksmith's anvil or a butcher's heavy chopping block.
Tiě铁
jiàng匠
zài在
zhēn砧
zi子
shàng上
bǎ把
shāo烧
hóng红
de的
tiě铁
kuài块
duàn锻
dǎ打
chéng成
lián镰
dāo刀
。
The blacksmith forged the red-hot iron block into a sickle on the anvil.
Ròu肉
pù铺
lǐ里
de的
dà大
zhēn砧
zi子
shì是
yòng用
zhěng整
duàn段
mù木
tou头
zuò做
chéng成
de的
，
zhuān专
mén门
yòng用
lái来
duò剁
gǔ骨
tou头
。
The large chopping block in the butcher shop is made from a whole section of log, specifically used for chopping bones.
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Zhè这
ge个
tiě铁
zhēn砧
zi子
tài太
zhòng重
le了
，
sì四
gè个
rén人
cái才
néng能
tái抬
de得
dòng动
。
This iron anvil is too heavy; it takes four people to lift it.