lime-sand-brick mixture; building material
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a building material made by mixing lime, sand and crushed brick (or clay) with water, poured and compacted; used for foundations and road construction
technicalA traditional building material widely used before the advent of modern concrete; also known as 'three-component soil'.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
shì是
yòng用
sān三
hé合
tǔ土
dǎ打
de的
dì地
jī基
。
This old house was built on a foundation of lime-sand mixture.
Guò过
qù去
xiū修
lù路
cháng常
yòng用
sān三
hé合
tǔ土
，
xiàn现
zài在
duō多
yòng用
lì沥
qīng青
huò或
shuǐ水
ní泥
le了
。
In the past, roads were often built with lime-sand-clay mixture, but now asphalt or cement is used instead.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
bǎ把
shí石
huī灰
、
nián黏
tǔ土
hé和
shā砂
bàn拌
huò和
chéng成
sān三
hé合
tǔ土
。
The workers are mixing lime, clay and sand into three-component soil.
Sān三
hé合
tǔ土
gān干
zào燥
hòu后
fēi非
cháng常
jiān坚
yìng硬
，
shì适
hé合
yòng用
lái来
pū铺
shè设
lù路
jī基
。
After drying, the lime-sand mixture becomes very hard, making it suitable for laying roadbeds.