curb; kerb; curbstone
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curb; kerb; curbstone; edging stone (long strip of brick or concrete at the junction of roadway and sidewalk, usually slightly higher than the road surface)
technicalTechnical term in civil engineering and urban planning. Also known as 牙石 (yá shí). Functions as a physical barrier between vehicles and pedestrians, and aids in drainage.
Rén人
xíng行
dào道
páng旁
biān边
de的
yuán缘
shí石
yǐ已
jīng经
pò破
sǔn损
le了
。
The curb next to the sidewalk is already damaged.
Shī施
gōng工
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
pū铺
shè设
xīn新
de的
yuán缘
shí石
。
The construction crew is laying new curbs.
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Yuán缘
shí石
de的
gāo高
dù度
tōng通
cháng常
shè设
jì计
wéi为
gāo高
chū出
lù路
miàn面
shí十
dào到
èr二
shí十
lí厘
mǐ米
。
Curb height is usually designed to be ten to twenty centimeters above the road surface.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
píng平
yuán缘
shí石
shè设
jì计
fāng方
biàn便
lún轮
yǐ椅
tōng通
xíng行
。
This type of flush curb design facilitates wheelchair access.