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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

凿

záo

(bound form) chisel

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

(bound form) chisel

02

to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig

03

(literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable

04

also pr. zuò

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

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What does 凿 mean in Chinese?

凿 (záo) means (bound form) chisel.

How do you pronounce 凿?

凿 is pronounced záo.

Is 凿 an HSK word?

凿 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 凿?

凿 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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