铲子

鏟子

chǎnzi

noun HSK 7 #8,065

Measure Word

一把铲子 bǎ

Meanings

1 shovel; spade
2 spatula (for cooking)

Characters

shovel; to shovel

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.

厨房里有一把炒菜的铲子。

Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī bǎ chǎocài de chǎnzi.

There's a cooking spatula in the kitchen.

我需要一把铲子来铲雪。

Wǒ xūyào yī bǎ chǎnzi lái chǎn xuě.

I need a shovel to shovel snow.

Tips

usage

铲子 can refer to both a garden shovel/spade and a cooking spatula. For cooking, you might also hear 锅铲 (guōchǎn, wok spatula).

Stroke Order

铲 chǎn

子 zǐ