zhǎ
砟
cinders; ballast; gravel
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small broken stones; cinders; ballast; slag
Refers to small fragments of stone, coal cinders, or slag, commonly used as railway ballast (道砟). Can take the erhua suffix 儿 as 砟儿.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
pū铺
shè设
dào道
zhǎ砟
。
The workers are laying track ballast.
Lú炉
zi子
lǐ里
hái还
shèng剩
yī一
xiē些
jiāo焦
zhǎ砟
。
There are still some coke cinders left in the stove.
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Tā他
bǎ把
lú炉
huī灰
zhǎ砟
ér儿
qīng清
lǐ理
gān干
jìng净
le了
。
He cleaned up all the stove ash cinders.