adobe; mud brick; unfired clay brick
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Meanings
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adobe; sun-dried mud brick; unfired clay block made by mixing clay with water and molding into rectangular shapes
Refers to traditional unfired building material common in rural Chinese architecture, distinct from fired bricks (砖). Often used for constructing 土坯房 (adobe houses), stoves, and heated beds (炕).
Zhè这
dòng栋
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
shì是
yòng用
tǔ土
pī坯
qì砌
chéng成
de的
。
This old house is built with adobe bricks.
Yé爷
ye爷
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
tǔ土
pī坯
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
pán盘
yī一
gè个
xīn新
kàng炕
。
Grandpa is making mud bricks to build a new heated bed.
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Tǔ土
pī坯
fáng房
dōng冬
nuǎn暖
xià夏
liáng凉
，
zào造
jià价
yě也
bǐ比
zhuān砖
fáng房
pián便
yi宜
。
Adobe houses are warm in winter and cool in summer, and cheaper to build than brick houses.