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锯
jù
Description
锯是一种工具，上面有很多小齿，可以用来切开木头或者金属。
A 锯 is a tool with many small teeth, used to cut wood or metal.
这个字也可以当动词，意思是用锯把东西切开。
This character can also be used as a verb, meaning to cut something with a 锯.
Meanings
锯jù
a saw (cutting tool with teeth)
他用锯把木头切成两半。
He sawed the wood into two halves.
锯jù
to saw; to cut with a saw
爸爸在院子里锯木头。
Dad is sawing wood in the yard.
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Notes
- Etymology
the 钅 (metal) radical shows the tool is made of metal; 居 gives the sound.
- Nuance
锯 alone often means the tool or action; 锯子 is more common in everyday speech for the tool.
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