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锤
chuí
Description
“锤”是一种工具，头很重，可以用来把钉子打进木头里。
"锤" is a tool with a heavy head, used to drive nails into wood.
它也可以当动词，意思是用锤子敲，或者在网络上表示打人、打赢别人。
It can also be a verb, meaning to hit with a hammer, or online to mean beating someone or winning against others.
Meanings
锤chuí
hammer (tool)
他用锤把钉子打进墙里。
He hammered the nail into the wall.
锤chuí
to hammer; to pound or hit
我锤了半天才把它弄好。
I hammered for a long time before I got it fixed.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
金 (metal) radical plus 垂, indicating a heavy metal tool.
- Nuance
锤子 is the common everyday noun; bare 锤 often works as a verb or in compounds.
In videos
“用小锤子锤一锤”
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