铁锹 (tiě qiāo) — spade, shovel

Definition

Examples

• 他用铁锹挖了一个坑。
  Tā yòng tiě qiāo wā le yí gè kēng.
  He dug a hole with a spade.
• 这把铁锹很重，不太好用。
  Zhè bǎ tiě qiāo hěn zhòng, bú tài hǎo yòng.
  This shovel is very heavy and not easy to use.
• 农民拿着铁锹去田里干活。
  Nóng mín ná zhe tiě qiāo qù tián lǐ gàn huó.
  The farmer took a spade to work in the fields.