backfill; earth filling; fill
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to backfill; to fill with earth or rock in construction
Refers to the engineering operation of filling excavated areas, embankments, or foundations with soil, rock, or other materials.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jī基
kēng坑
tián填
fāng方
。
The workers are backfilling the foundation pit.
Zhè这
duàn段
lù路
jī基
xū需
yào要
dà大
liàng量
tián填
fāng方
。
This section of roadbed requires a large amount of backfilling.
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Tián填
fāng方
zuò作
yè业
bì必
xū须
zài在
yè夜
jiān间
wán完
chéng成
。
The backfilling operations must be completed at night.
noun
fill; backfill; earth fill (material or volume)
Refers to the material itself or the measured volume of earth and rock used to fill a space in construction projects.
Zhè这
duàn段
lù路
jī基
de的
tián填
fāng方
liàng量
hěn很
dà大
。
The fill volume for this section of roadbed is very large.
Tián填
fāng方
bǐ比
wā挖
fāng方
duō多
chū出
le了
liǎng两
qiān千
fāng方
。
The fill exceeded the cut by two thousand cubic meters.
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Zhè这
xiē些
tián填
fāng方
shì是
cóng从
fù附
jìn近
de的
shān山
shàng上
qǔ取
lái来
de的
。
This fill was taken from the nearby mountain.