lay tracks/pipelines; build railways
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lay (rails, pipelines); to construct (railways)
technicalUsed primarily for infrastructure such as railways, pipelines, and cables.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
pū铺
shè设
xīn新
de的
tiě铁
lù路
guǐ轨
dào道
。
The workers are currently laying new railway tracks.
Zhè这
gè个
chéng城
shì市
zhèng正
zài在
pū铺
shè设
tiān天
rán然
qì气
guǎn管
dào道
。
This city is laying natural gas pipelines.
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Pū铺
shè设
hǎi海
dǐ底
diàn电
lǎn缆
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
fù复
zá杂
de的
gōng工
chéng程
。
Laying submarine cables is a complex engineering project.
Tā他
men们
jì计
huà划
míng明
nián年
kāi开
shǐ始
pū铺
shè设
gāo高
tiě铁
guǐ轨
dào道
。
They plan to start laying high-speed rail tracks next year.