槌 (chuí) — mallet; heavy hammer used for pounding or ramming; pestle (for grinding or crushing)
Definition
槌 is a bound form meaning a heavy pounding tool — usually seen as 槌子 (mallet) or 捣槌 (pestle). It appears only in compounds, never alone.
bound form
malletheavy hammer used for pounding or rammingpestle (for grinding or crushing)
Examples
- 槌。Tā yòng mù chuí shǐ jìn qiāo dǎ mù zhuāng.He pounded the wooden stake hard with a wooden mallet.
- 槌，。Zhè ge chuí zi shì tiě zuò de, fēi cháng zhòng.This mallet is made of iron and is very heavy.
- 槌。Yào fáng lǐ yòng dǎo chuí dǎo suì yào cái.In the pharmacy, a pestle is used to crush medicinal herbs.
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