🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chop/tʃɒp/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在院子里砍柴。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    Cut something into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife.

    "He began to chop the firewood for the winter."
As noun
  1. 1

    A small cut of meat including part of a rib.

    "She grilled a pork chop for dinner."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'chop' originates from Middle English 'choppen', which is derived from Old English 'ceorfan', meaning 'to cut'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass various meanings related to cutting or severing.

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