Definition

Examples

• 农民用铡刀切碎草料喂牛。
  Nóngmín yòng zhá dāo qiē suì cǎoliào wèi niú.
  The farmer uses a hay cutter to chop fodder for the cows.
• 这把铡刀已经用了很多年，刀口还是很锋利。
  Zhè bǎ zhá dāo yǐjīng yòng le hěn duō nián, dāokǒu háishì hěn fēnglì.
  This hay cutter has been used for many years, and the blade is still very sharp.
• 历史上，铡刀也曾被用作刑具。
  Lìshǐ shàng, zhá dāo yě céng bèi yòng zuò xíngjù.
  Historically, the guillotine was also used as an instrument of execution.