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锤子
chuízi
Description
锤子是一种工具，我们用它把钉子敲进木头里。
A 锤子 is a tool we use to drive nails into wood.
在中国西南方言里，"锤子"有时也用来骂人或表示"什么都没有"。
In southwestern Chinese dialects, "锤子" is sometimes used as an insult or to mean "nothing at all."
Meanings
锤子chuízi
a hammer (tool)
他用锤子把钉子敲进墙里。
He hammered the nail into the wall.
锤子chuízi
slang for 'nothing' or 'no way' (dialect, crude)
你懂个锤子！
You don't know a thing!
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
锤 (hammer) + 子 (noun suffix), a common way to form tool names.
- Nuance
as slang it is rude, mostly heard in Sichuan/southwest China.
In videos
“用小锤子锤一锤”
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