凿

Chisel in Chinese: 凿 (záo)

záo

chisel

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鑿1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1chisel
  2. 2to bore a hole
  3. 3to chisel or dig
  4. 4(literary) (bound form) certain
  5. 5authentic
  6. 6irrefutable
  7. 7also pr. [zuò]

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凿

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ㄗㄠˊ

záo

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

凿

Simplified

鑿

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 工人用工具在石头上凿了一个洞。

    gōng rén yòng gōng jù zài shí tou shàng záo le yí gè dòng。

    The worker chiseled a hole in the stone with a tool.

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Related words

确凿

què záo

definite

早年

zǎo nián

many years ago

早日

zǎo rì

soon

枣

zǎo

(bound form) jujube

造福

zào fú

to benefit (e.g. the people)

造假

zào jiǎ

to counterfeit

造价

zào jià

construction cost

造就

zào jiù

to bring up

造纸术

zào zhǐ shù

papermaking process

噪声

zào shēng

noise

噪音

zào yīn

rumble

责怪

zé guài

to blame

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