Chinese Word: 锤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

锤 (Trad.: 錘)HSK 6

Pinyin: chuí

English Definition: hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer

Chinese Definition:
①配合秤杆称(chēng)轻重的金属块：秤锤(秤砣)。
②敲打物件的器具：锤子。铁锤。
③用锤敲打：锤打。锤炼(ａ．磨炼；b．刻苦钻研，反复琢磨使技艺等精炼、纯熟)。千锤百炼。
④古代的一种兵器，柄的上头有一个金属圆球：铜锤。
⑤古代重量单位，一锤等于八铢(一说六铢)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:垂 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 垂 [ chuí ] to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near

Similar Characters: 陲睡棰捶缍

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Example Words

千锤百炼	qiān chuí bǎi liàn	after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life
一锤定音	yī chuí dìng yīn	lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision
大锤HSK 6	dà chuí	sledgehammer
纺锤	fǎng chuí	spindle
钉锤	dīng chuí	nail hammer; claw hammer

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Example Sentences

1		zhè ge 这个 diàn yuán 店员 gěi 给 le 了 tā 他 yī gè 一个 chuí zi 锤子。 The clerk brought him a hammer.
2		zhè 这 bǎ 把 chuí zi 锤子 shì 是 mù gōng 木工 de 的 bì xū 必需 gōng jù 工具。 This hammer is essential tool for carpentry.
3		nóng fū 农夫 yòng 用 chuí zi 锤子 bǎ 把 jī 鸡 shā 杀 le 了， zhǔn bèi 准备 zuò 做 wǎn fàn 晚饭。 The farmer killed the chicken with a hammer for dinner.
4		tā yòng 他用 chuí zi 锤子 bǎ 把 mù tou 木头 chuí 捶 chéng 成 le 了 yī tiáo 一条 tiáo 条 xì tiáo 细条。 He hammered the wood into thin strips.
5		fèn dòu 奋斗 shì 是 měi ge rén 每个人 chéng zhǎng 成长 lù shang 路上 de 的 bì bèi pǐn 必备品， tā 它 chuí liàn 锤炼 yì zhì 意志， zēng qiáng 增强 rén shēng 人生 de 的 hòu dù 厚度。 Struggle is a necessity in everyone's growth process. It hones one's willpower and adds depth to one's life.

More Sentences

1		zhè ge 这个 diàn yuán 店员 gěi 给 le 了 tā 他 yī gè 一个 chuí zi 锤子。 The clerk brought him a hammer.
2		zhè 这 bǎ 把 chuí zi 锤子 shì 是 mù gōng 木工 de 的 bì xū 必需 gōng jù 工具。 This hammer is essential tool for carpentry.
3		nóng fū 农夫 yòng 用 chuí zi 锤子 bǎ 把 jī 鸡 shā 杀 le 了， zhǔn bèi 准备 zuò 做 wǎn fàn 晚饭。 The farmer killed the chicken with a hammer for dinner.
4		tā yòng 他用 chuí zi 锤子 bǎ 把 mù tou 木头 chuí 捶 chéng 成 le 了 yī tiáo 一条 tiáo 条 xì tiáo 细条。 He hammered the wood into thin strips.
5		fèn dòu 奋斗 shì 是 měi ge rén 每个人 chéng zhǎng 成长 lù shang 路上 de 的 bì bèi pǐn 必备品， tā 它 chuí liàn 锤炼 yì zhì 意志， zēng qiáng 增强 rén shēng 人生 de 的 hòu dù 厚度。 Struggle is a necessity in everyone's growth process. It hones one's willpower and adds depth to one's life.

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