Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
割
gē, gě
Description
"割"最常见的意思是用刀把东西切开或分开，比如割草、割肉。
The most common meaning of "割" is to cut or separate something with a knife, such as cutting grass or meat.
它也可以表示分给别人一部分，或者读作gě，用在"割麦子"这样的词里。
It can also mean to give a part to someone else, or be pronounced gě, as in words like "割麦子" (cutting wheat).
Meanings
割gē
to cut with a knife or blade
农民在田里割麦子。
The farmer is cutting wheat in the field.
割gē
to cut off; to separate; to give up
他把一块地割给了弟弟。
He gave a piece of land to his younger brother.
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Notes
- Etymology
combines 害 (harm) as phonetic and 刀 (knife) as meaning, showing cutting.
- Nuance
割 implies cutting with a blade in one stroke; 切 is more general slicing.
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