Chinese word

铲子

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎn zi

Meaning

  • nounshovel

Example

请把铲子放在那里。qǐng bǎ chǎn zi fàng zài nà lǐ

Please put the shovel there.

Illustration for 铲子 (shovel)

More examples

他在花圃里用铲子松土。tā zài huā pǔ lǐ yòng chǎn zi sōng tǔ

He is loosening the soil in the flower bed with a shovel.

Core concept

A handled blade slides under material or skims a surface to move it elsewhere.

Common phrases

  • 用铲子铲土yòng chǎn zi chán tǔ

    shovel soil with a shovel

  • 一把铲子yì bǎ chǎn zi

    a shovel

Similar words

铁锹tiě qiāo: A sturdy metal tool with a long handle for digging into heavy earth.
镐gǎo: A heavy pointed tool used to break up hard earth and stone.

Definition in Chinese

铲子是一种用于铲、挖或搬运散状或表层固体物料的手工工具，通常由有平面刃的铲头与柄组成，常用于铲土、铲雪或移动砂石等。chǎn zi shì yì zhǒng yòng yú chǎn wā huò bān yùn sàn zhuàng huò biǎo céng gù tǐ wù liào de shǒu gōng gōng jù tōng cháng yóu yǒu píng miàn rèn de chǎn tóu yǔ bǐng zǔ chéng cháng yòng yú chán tǔ chǎn xuě huò yí dòng shā shí děng

Word origin

铲 (chǎn, "shovel or scrape") supplies the tool's basic action, while 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix") turns it into a noun for the associated object.

Usage tips

  • The common measure word is 把 (bǎ, "measure word for handled objects"), as in 一把铲子 (yì bǎ chǎnzi, "one shovel"), which reflects the tool's handle.

Other meanings

  • scoopnoun
  • spatulanoun

Related words

  • 铲除chǎn chúremoveverb
  • 铲土机chán tǔ jīexcavatornoun

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