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铲

鏟
chǎn
noun HSK 7 #8,255

Measure Word

一把铲 bǎ

Meanings

  1. 1 shovel
  2. 2 spade
  3. 3 to shovel
  4. 4 to scrape

Examples

他拿起铲子开始挖土。
Tā ná qǐ chǎnzi kāishǐ wā tǔ.
He picked up the shovel and started digging.
用铲子把雪铲掉。
Yòng chǎnzi bǎ xuě chǎn diào.
Shovel the snow away with a shovel.
锅铲是厨房里必不可少的工具。
Guōchǎn shì chúfáng lǐ bì bù kě shǎo de gōngjù.
A spatula is an indispensable kitchen tool.

Tips

usage
铲 as a noun usually appears as 铲子 (shovel). 锅铲 is a cooking spatula/turner. As a verb, 铲 means to shovel or scrape: 铲雪 (shovel snow), 铲除 (to root out/eradicate).

Stroke Order

铲 chǎn