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The word 锤子 is formed through a straightforward compounding process where the first character 锤 provides the core meaning of "hammer", and the second character 子 is a common, often noun-forming suffix. When added, 子 doesn't change the fundamental meaning but makes the term feel more like a concrete, everyday object, resulting in a complete word that means "hammer" as a tangible tool.

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这是一把锤子

Zhè shì yī bǎ chuízi.

This is a hammer.

锤子是一种工具。

Chuízi shì yī zhǒng gōngjù.

A hammer is a kind of tool.

他用锤子敲打木头。

Tā yòng chuízi qiāodǎ mùtou.

He hits the wood with a hammer.

工人用锤子建造房子。

Gōngrén yòng chuízi jiànzào fángzi.

Workers use hammers to build houses.

如果你没有锤子,可以借我的。

Rúguǒ nǐ méiyǒu chuízi, kěyǐ jiè wǒ de.

If you don't have a hammer, you can borrow mine.

Word Definition - 锤子

chuí zi hammer; CL:把[bǎ]

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