rammed earth wall building; ancient wall construction technique
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rammed earth construction; a method of building walls with wooden forms and rammed earth
archaicAn ancient technique, often used in historical or literary contexts. Also written as 版筑.
Gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
qiáng墙
duō多
yòng用
bǎn板
zhù筑
fǎ法
jiàn建
zào造
。
Ancient city walls were often built using the rammed earth method.
《
Mèng孟
zǐ子
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
Fù傅
Yuè说
jǔ举
yú于
bǎn板
zhù筑
zhī之
jiān间
de的
gù故
shì事
。
The Mencius records the story of Fu Yue being selected from among rammed earth wall builders.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bǎn板
zhù筑
de的
qiáng墙
tǐ体
fēi非
cháng常
jiān坚
gù固
。
Walls built with this rammed earth technique are very sturdy.