zhuó

斲

Character · VerbTraditional斫

chop; cut; hew

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to chop; to cut; to hew; to hack

literary

Literary term for cutting wood or other materials with an axe or knife. Often used in classical texts and formal written Chinese.

Zhuó斫
mù木
wéi为
zhōu舟
 。

He cut wood to make a boat.

Gōng工
jiàng匠
zhuó斫
fá伐
dà大
shù树
 ，
jiàn建
zào造
wū屋
yǔ宇
 。

The craftsmen chopped down large trees to build the house.

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Dāo刀
fǔ斧
zhuó斫
zhī之
 ，
jiān坚
bù不
kě可
rù入
 。

They hacked at it with knives and axes, but it was too hard to penetrate.