铲

chǎn

CL 把 bǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to level off
2. to root up
3. to shovel
4. to remove
5. spade
6. shovel

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Stroke order

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Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

• 锹 qiāo 锹 qiāo shovel ‘锹’常用于口语或与其他字组词，如‘铁锹’；‘铲’更常用。: shovel

Related words

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• 锄头 chú tou 锄头 chú tou hoe ‘锄头’用于除草松土，与‘铲’功能不同但同属农具。: hoe
• 耙子 pá zi 耙子 pá zi a rake ‘耙子’用于平整土地或收集杂物，与‘铲’形状用途不同。: a rake

Synonyms

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• 铁锹 tiě qiāo 铁锹 tiě qiāo spade 指工具时，‘铲’和‘铁锹’都可指铲子，但‘铁锹’更具体指有长柄的方头或圆头铲。: spade

Usage notes

Collocations

‘铲’常与‘子’搭配成‘铲子’，口语中多用‘铲子’。作为动词时，可说‘铲土’、‘铲雪’。

Common mistakes

注意：‘铲’作为动词时，后面通常接要清除或移动的东西，如‘铲垃圾’，不能说‘铲地方’。

Example Sentences

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他用 铲 子 铲 土。

He uses a shovel to shovel dirt.

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Words Containing 铲

• 铲子 铲子 chǎn zi: shovel
• 刮铲 刮铲 guā chǎn: scraper
• 铲除 铲除 chǎn chú: to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
• 反铲 反铲 fǎn chǎn: backhoe
• 小铲子 小铲子 xiǎo chǎn zi: trowel
• 泥铲 泥铲 ní chǎn: trowel
• 锅铲 锅铲 guō chǎn: wok spatula
• 铲土机 铲土机 chǎn tǔ jī: earth-moving machine
• 铲屎官 铲屎官 chǎn shǐ guān: (neologism) (coll.) pet owner (lit. \official in charge of cleaning up poop\)
• 铲平 铲平 chǎn píng: to flatten
• 铲球 铲球 chǎn qiú: sliding tackle (soccer)
• 铲蹚 铲蹚 chǎn tāng: to hoe
• 铲车 铲车 chǎn chē: front loader (vehicle)
• 铲运机 铲运机 chǎn yùn jī: earth-moving machine
• 铲运车 铲运车 chǎn yùn chē: front loader (vehicle)
• 铲雪车 铲雪车 chǎn xuě chē: snowplow
• 电铲 电铲 diàn chǎn: power shovel