wà
瓦
to tile (a roof)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to cover with tiles; to tile (a roof)
technicalRefers to the action of installing tiles on a roof.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
xīn新
fáng房
zi子
wà瓦
wǎ瓦
。
Workers are tiling the roof of the new house.
Zhè这
pái排
fáng房
zi子
de的
fáng房
dǐng顶
dōu都
shàn苫
hǎo好
le了
，
jiù就
děng等
zhe着
wà瓦
wǎ瓦
le了
。
The roofs of this row of houses are all prepared, just waiting to be tiled.
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Tā他
bà爸
ba爸
shì是
wǎ瓦
jiang匠
，
zhuān专
mén门
wà瓦
fáng房
dǐng顶
。
His father is a tiler who specializes in tiling roofs.
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
wū屋
dǐng顶
xū需
yào要
chóng重
xīn新
wà瓦
yí一
xià下
。
The roof of the old house needs to be re-tiled.
Tā他
men们
jì计
huà划
míng明
tiān天
kāi开
shǐ始
wà瓦
wū屋
dǐng顶
。
They plan to start tiling the roof tomorrow.