jù

Traditional: 鋸

HSK 7–9

锯 (jù) is a Chinese word meaning “a saw (CL:把[ba3]); to saw”.

Meanings

  1. 1a saw (CL:把[ba3])
  2. 2to saw
Part of speech
noun, verb

Related words

锯variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]电锯electric saw (esp. electric chain saw)锯齿sawtooth锯子a saw钢锯hacksaw拉锯a two-man saw手锯handsaw锯条a sawblade锯末sawdust拉锯战to-and-fro tussle钢丝锯jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)刀锯斧钺knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

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