zhuō
䦃
dig with hoe; uproot stubble
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to dig or uproot (stubble/roots) with a hoe or pickaxe
archaicLiterary term for agricultural work of digging up crop stubble or loosening soil with a pickaxe-like tool. Rare in modern spoken language.
Nóng农
fū夫
men们
zhèng正
zài在
dì地
li里
zhuō鐯
gāo高
liang粱
chá茬
。
The farmers are digging up sorghum stubble in the fields.
Tā他
yòng用
gǎo镐
bǎ把
shù树
gēn根
zhuō鐯
le了
chū出
lái来
。
He used a pickaxe to dig out the tree roots.
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Zhè这
piàn片
dì地
xū需
yào要
zhuō鐯
yī一
biàn遍
cái才
néng能
bō播
zhǒng种
。
This field needs to be hoed once before sowing.