well platform; curb around a well
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
platform or raised curb around a wellhead
Traditionally used to prevent objects or people from falling into the well and to provide a convenient place to place buckets.
Cūn村
lǐ里
de的
jǐng井
tái台
shì是
yòng用
qīng青
shí石
qì砌
chéng成
de的
。
The village well platform was built with bluestone.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
zuò坐
zài在
jǐng井
tái台
shang上
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The children liked to sit and play on the well platform.
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Jǐng井
tái台
biān边
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
gè个
dǎ打
shuǐ水
de的
mù木
tǒng桶
。
A wooden bucket for drawing water was placed by the well platform.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
jǐng井
tái台
shì是
lín邻
lǐ里
xiāng相
jù聚
liáo聊
tiān天
de的
chǎng场
suǒ所
。
In the old days, the well platform was a gathering place for neighbors to chat.