Meaning of chǎn:
chǎn
铲
Verb
to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel; to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel (variant of 剷|铲[chan3])
Tā yòng tiě chǎn bǎ huāyuán de zá cǎo qīnglǐ diàole.
他用铁铲把花园的杂草清理掉了。
He used an iron shovel to clear the weeds from the garden.
Wǒ xūyào yī bǎ dà yīdiǎn de chǎnzi lái zhěnglǐ huāyuán.
我需要一把大一点的铲子来整理花园。
I need a bigger shovel to tidy up the garden.
Noun
(bound form) spade; shovel
Tā yòng chǎn zài huāyuán lǐ sōng tǔ.
他用铲在花园里松土。
He used a shovel to loosen the soil in the garden.
