cưa
Pronunciation
Northern
/kɨə˧˧/
Central
/kɨə˧˥/
Southern
/kɨə˧˧/
Listen
saw
Noun
saw
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Meaning
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
saw
Core Actions
A hand tool with a sharp metal blade used for cutting wood or other materials.
vi Anh ấy dùng một chiếc cưa để cắt tấm gỗ này.
en He uses a saw to cut this piece of wood.
Verb
Sense 2
Verb
saw
To use a tool with a sharp metal blade to cut through wood or stone.
vi Người thợ đang cưa gỗ để đóng bàn.
en The worker is sawing wood to make a table.
Sense 3
Verb
flirt
To flirt with or pursue someone romantically, trying to win their affection.
vi Anh ấy đang cưa cô bạn cùng lớp.
en He is trying to woo a girl in his class.
Parts
鋸
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Parts
鋸
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
鋸
Candidates by syllable
cưa
剧（鋸）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cứa / cùa / cựa / cửa …
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Similar
cứa / cùa / cựa / cửa …
Use
cái cưa / kéo cưa / chó đẻ răng cưa / răng cưa …
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Use
cái cưa / kéo cưa / chó đẻ răng cưa / răng cưa …