make adobe bricks; mold earth bricks
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make sun-dried mud bricks by pressing mud into a wooden mold; to mold adobe bricks
Refers to the traditional rural method of making unbaked earth bricks for construction. The wet mud is packed into a wooden frame (the mold) and then removed to dry in the sun.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
tuō脱
pī坯
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
gài盖
xīn新
fáng房
。
The farmers are molding adobe bricks in the fields, preparing to build new houses.
Tuō脱
pī坯
shì是
gè个
tǐ体
lì力
huó活
，
yī一
gàn干
jiù就
shì是
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
。
Mud brick molding is manual labor; once you start, you work the whole day.
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Zhè这
xiē些
tǔ土
pī坯
shì是
zuó昨
tiān天
gāng刚
tuō脱
de的
，
hái还
méi没
gàn干
tòu透
。
These adobe bricks were freshly molded yesterday and haven't completely dried yet.