Chinese Word: 刨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

刨Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:包 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

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Pinyin: páo

English Definition:to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract

Chinese Definition:
①挖掘：刨坑。刨土。刨根问底(喻追究底细)。
②减，除去：刨去五天。

Example Words:

刨根问底	páo gēn wèn dǐ	to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
刨根	páo gēn	lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
狗刨	gǒu páo	dog paddle (swimming style)
刨根儿	páo gēn r	erhua variant of 刨根

Pinyin: bào

English Definition:carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

Chinese Definition:
①推刮木料等，使其平滑的一种工具：刨子。刨床(推刮金属材料使平滑的机器)。
②用刨子或刨床推刮。

Example Words:

刨子	bào zi	plane
刨花板	bào huā bǎn	particle board; chipboard
刨花	bào huā	wood shavings
刨冰	bào bīng	shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
刨床	bào chuáng	planer; planing machine

1		mù jiàng 木匠 bǎ 把 zhuō miàn 桌面 páo 刨 guāng 光 le 了。 The carpenter planed a table smooth.
2		shí wǔ tiān 十五天 páo 刨 qù 去 wǔ tiān 五天， zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 shí tiān 十天 le 了。 Fifteen minus five - there are only ten days to go now.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 biǎo miàn 表面 shàng 上 bù píng 不平 de 的 dì fang 地方 páo 刨 diào 掉 le 了。 He planed away the irregularities on a surface.
4		yī 一 yīng cùn 英寸 shēng jiāng 生姜 yí kuài 一块， qiē sī 切丝 huò 或 yòng 用 xiǎo 小 bào dāo 刨刀 páo 刨 chéng 成 sī 丝 1 1-inch knob ginger, julienned or shredded with a microplane
5		néng 能 kuài sù 快速 cóng 从 yù mǐ suì 玉米穗 shàng 上 páo 刨 chū 出 guǒ rén 果仁 hái 还 néng 能 bǎo hù 保护 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 Quickly strips kernels from ears of corn and helps protect fingers.

1		mù jiàng 木匠 bǎ 把 zhuō miàn 桌面 páo 刨 guāng 光 le 了。 The carpenter planed a table smooth.
2		shí wǔ tiān 十五天 páo 刨 qù 去 wǔ tiān 五天， zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 shí tiān 十天 le 了。 Fifteen minus five - there are only ten days to go now.
3		tā 他 bǎ 把 biǎo miàn 表面 shàng 上 bù píng 不平 de 的 dì fang 地方 páo 刨 diào 掉 le 了。 He planed away the irregularities on a surface.
4		yī 一 yīng cùn 英寸 shēng jiāng 生姜 yí kuài 一块， qiē sī 切丝 huò 或 yòng 用 xiǎo 小 bào dāo 刨刀 páo 刨 chéng 成 sī 丝 1 1-inch knob ginger, julienned or shredded with a microplane
5		néng 能 kuài sù 快速 cóng 从 yù mǐ suì 玉米穗 shàng 上 páo 刨 chū 出 guǒ rén 果仁 hái 还 néng 能 bǎo hù 保护 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 Quickly strips kernels from ears of corn and helps protect fingers.