铲
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

铲

chǎn

to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel

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

About 铲

What does 铲 mean in Chinese?

铲 (chǎn) means to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel.

How do you pronounce 铲?

铲 is pronounced chǎn.

Is 铲 an HSK word?

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

What part of speech is 铲?

铲 is used as a 名词 / 动词 (noun / verb) in Chinese.

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