刨
bào
Meaning
- carpenter's plane
- to plane (woodwork)
- to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
Definition
多音字。读bào时，指刨子或刨床等工具，以及用这些工具刮平木料的操作；也比喻削、刮等动作。读páo时，指挖掘、翻土，或除去、减去。
A polyphonic character. When pronounced bào, it refers to a plane or planer tool, and the action of planing wood; also metaphorically meaning scraping or shaving. When pronounced páo, it means to dig, turn over soil, or to exclude, deduct.
Usage
根据语境不同，读音和意义不同。用于木工加工时读bào，如刨木头；用于挖掘或去除时读páo，如刨土、刨除。
The pronunciation and meaning vary by context. When used in woodworking it is pronounced bào, as in planing wood; when used for digging or removing it is pronounced páo, as in digging soil or deducting.
Examples
- 1 他用刨子把木板刨平。(He used a plane to smooth the wood board.)
- 2 这木料太粗糙，需要再刨几遍。(This wood is too rough and needs to be planed several more times.)
- 3 农民在地里刨土豆。(The farmer is digging potatoes in the field.)
- 4 这个费用需要从总价中刨除。(This cost needs to be deducted from the total price.)
- 5 他刨根问底，非要弄清楚原因。(He dug into the root of the matter, insisting on understanding the reason.)
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