xẻng

Một người công nhân dùng cái xẻng để xúc cát vào xe cút kít.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A shovel: A hand tool consisting of a broad, flat or slightly curved blade attached to a handle, used for lifting and moving loose material such as soil, sand, or snow.
   • A spade: In some contexts, it can refer to a similar tool, often with a flatter blade, used for digging.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy dùng xẻng để đào đất. (He uses a shovel to dig the soil.)
  • Hãy đưa cho tôi cái xẻng. (Please hand me the shovel.)
  • Một xẻng cát là đủ. (One shovelful of sand is enough.)

Advanced Usage

• "xúc bằng xẻng": to shovel, to move material with a shovel.
  • Công nhân đang xúc than bằng xẻng. (The workers are shoveling coal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xẻng xúc (n): A scoop shovel, often with a deeper blade for moving bulk materials.
• Xẻng đào (n): A digging shovel or spade.

Synonyms

• Shovel: The primary general term.
• Spade: Often used for digging, especially with a straighter edge.
• Shovelful: The amount a shovel can hold (e.g., a shovelful of gravel).

Related Terms

• Pelle: The French-derived term sometimes used in specific contexts, equivalent to "shovel."
• Pelleter (verb, from French influence): To shovel.