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The Chinese word tieqiao - 铁锹 - tiěqiāo
(spade in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tiěqiāo
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English translations
spade, shovel
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铁锹 ( tieqiao / tiěqiāo ) in traditional characters
鐵鍬
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 铁锹 ( tieqiao / tiěqiāo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta yong tieqiao zai huayuan li wa le yi ge keng.
Tā yòng tiěqiāo zài huāyuán li wā le yī ge kēng.– English translation: He dug a hole in the garden with a spade.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
iron | spade
More words that mean spade in Chinese
qiāo ( 锹 )
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