🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

勺子

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sháozi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scooper/ˈskuː.pər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她用勺子给冰淇淋盛到碗里。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tool or utensil used for scooping food or other substances.

    "She used a scooper to serve the ice cream into the bowls."
  2. 2

    A person or device that scoops.

    "The scooper at the event was responsible for dishing out the samples."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'scooper' is derived from the verb 'scoop', which has its roots in Middle English 'scoopen', meaning to dig or to scoop out. The term evolved in the late 19th century to refer specifically to a tool designed for scooping substances.

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