Chinese Word: 刨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

刨

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 刀

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

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Similar Characters: 跑炮泡抱袍饱咆

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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

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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

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1		tā 他 bǎ 把 biǎo miàn 表面 shàng 上 bù 不 píng 平 de 的 dì fāng 地方 páo 刨 diào 掉 le 了。 He planed away the irregularities on a surface.
2		nán dào 难道 nǐ men 你们 méi 没 tīng shuō 听说 guò 过 yí gè 一个 páo 刨 shàng 上 xún gēn 寻根 de 的 rén 人 zhǎo dào 找到 le 了 bǎo zàng 宝藏 de 的 gù shì 故事 me 么？ Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure?
3		wǒ men 我们 zhī dào 知道 rén men 人们 bèi 被 yǎo 咬 shí 时 huì 会 biàn chéng 变成 jiāng shī 僵尸， dàn 但 wǒ 我 què dìng 确定 wǒ men 我们 méi 没 jiàn 见 guò 过 sǐ 死 rén 人 zì jǐ 自己 cóng 从 fén lǐ 坟里 páo 刨 chū 出 tiáo 条 lù 路 lái 来。 We know that zombies are caused when people are bit but I'm pretty sure we haven't seen the dead dig their way out of graves.
4		yào 要 shǐ 使 mén guān 门关 dé 得 shàng 上 tā men 他们 dé 得 bǎ 把 mén 门 biān 边 de 的 biǎo céng 表层 páo 刨 qù 去 jìn 近 bàn 半 yīng cùn 英寸。 They had to plane nearly half an inch off before the door would fit.
5		shí wǔ 十五 tiān 天 páo 刨 qù 去 wǔ 五 tiān 天， zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 shí 十 tiān 天 le 了。 Fifteen minus five - there are only ten days to go now.

1		tā 他 bǎ 把 biǎo miàn 表面 shàng 上 bù 不 píng 平 de 的 dì fāng 地方 páo 刨 diào 掉 le 了。 He planed away the irregularities on a surface.
2		nán dào 难道 nǐ men 你们 méi 没 tīng shuō 听说 guò 过 yí gè 一个 páo 刨 shàng 上 xún gēn 寻根 de 的 rén 人 zhǎo dào 找到 le 了 bǎo zàng 宝藏 de 的 gù shì 故事 me 么？ Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure?
3		wǒ men 我们 zhī dào 知道 rén men 人们 bèi 被 yǎo 咬 shí 时 huì 会 biàn chéng 变成 jiāng shī 僵尸， dàn 但 wǒ 我 què dìng 确定 wǒ men 我们 méi 没 jiàn 见 guò 过 sǐ 死 rén 人 zì jǐ 自己 cóng 从 fén lǐ 坟里 páo 刨 chū 出 tiáo 条 lù 路 lái 来。 We know that zombies are caused when people are bit but I'm pretty sure we haven't seen the dead dig their way out of graves.
4		yào 要 shǐ 使 mén guān 门关 dé 得 shàng 上 tā men 他们 dé 得 bǎ 把 mén 门 biān 边 de 的 biǎo céng 表层 páo 刨 qù 去 jìn 近 bàn 半 yīng cùn 英寸。 They had to plane nearly half an inch off before the door would fit.
5		shí wǔ 十五 tiān 天 páo 刨 qù 去 wǔ 五 tiān 天， zhǐ 只 shèng xià 剩下 shí 十 tiān 天 le 了。 Fifteen minus five - there are only ten days to go now.