black clay
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
black clay
literaryA classical term for a type of dark clay, often found in ancient texts. Used in literary or specialized contexts like geology or pottery.
Gǔ古
rén人
zài在
cǐ此
qǔ取
lú垆
zhí埴
zhì制
táo陶
。
The ancients used black clay from here to make pottery.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
de的
tǔ土
rǎng壤
duō多
wéi为
lú垆
zhí埴
。
The soil in this plot is mostly black clay.
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Lú垆
zhí埴
shì是
zhì制
zuò作
hēi黑
táo陶
de的
shàng上
hǎo好
yuán原
liào料
。
Black clay is an excellent raw material for making black pottery.