méizhuān

煤砖

Word · NounTraditional煤磚

brick-shaped coal; fuel briquette

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

brick-shaped block of compressed coal dust; fuel briquette

neutral

A solid fuel made from pulverized coal bound with water or another agent and pressed into a brick shape. Used primarily for heating and cooking, especially in traditional or rural settings.

Guò过
qù去
dōng冬
tiān天
 ,
hěn很
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
kào靠
shāo烧
méi煤
zhuān砖
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
 。

In the past, many families relied on burning coal briquettes for heating in winter.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
duī堆
fàng放
zhe着
zhǔn准
bèi备
guò过
dōng冬
yòng用
de的
méi煤
zhuān砖
 。

The courtyard is piled with coal briquettes prepared for the winter.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
méi煤
zhuān砖
rán燃
shāo烧
shí时
jiān间
cháng长
 ,
yān烟
yě也
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
 。

This type of coal briquette burns for a long time and produces relatively less smoke.