zi

common
noun

Meaning of 坯子

坯子 means unfired clay piece; blank (for bricks, pottery, etc.); unprocessed raw material; base (for making sauce, thread, etc.). Pronounced pī zi.

  • unfired clay piece; blank (for bricks, pottery, etc.)
  • unprocessed raw material; base (for making sauce, thread, etc.)
  • a person (especially a young person) with potential to become something in the future; promising material

Definitions & Examples

Zhuān
zi
yào
liàng
gān
hòu
cái
néng
yáo
shāo
zhì
 

The brick blanks need to be dried before they can be fired in the kiln.

Zhè
xiē
táo
zi
zhèng
zài
děng
dài
shàng
yòu
 

These pottery blanks are waiting to be glazed.