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砖

zhuān · zhuan

Traditional 磚 / 塼 / 甎

HSK 7–9Measure word: 块 kuài

Meaning

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zhuān 磚

  1. brick
  2. tile (floor or wall, not roof)

zhuān 塼

  1. variant of 甎 / 砖 (zhuān)

zhuān 甎

  1. variant of 磚 / 砖 (zhuān)
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The old brick wall

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)堵(dǔ)墙(qiáng)是(shì)用(yòng)老(lǎo)砖(zhuān)砌(qì)的(de)。

    This wall is built with old bricks.

  2. Liangliang

    每(měi)一块(yīkuài)砖(zhuān)都(dōu)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    Every brick is different.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)块(kuài)砖(zhuān)上(shàng)有(yǒu)字(zì)。

    Look, this brick has writing on it.

  4. Liangliang

    写(xiě)的(de)什么(shénme)？

    What does it say?

  5. Dengdeng

    写(xiě)着(zhe)：请(qǐng)不要(bùyào)拿(ná)走(zǒu)我(wǒ)。

    It says: please do not take me away.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    OK, then I will only take a photo.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)用(yòng)砖(zhuān)砌(qì)了(le)一(yì)堵(dǔ)墙(qiáng)。

The worker built a wall with bricks.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)砖(zhuān)很(hěn)重(zhòng)，我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)搬(bān)不(bu)动(dòng)。

This brick is very heavy; I can't move it by myself.

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