zhǎngzi

掌子

Word · Noun

working face; tunnel face

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Meanings

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1.

noun

working face; tunnel face; excavation face (in mining or tunnel engineering)

Technical term referring to the advancing working face in mining or tunneling operations. Also written as 礃子.

Zhǎng掌
zi子
miàn面
shì是
cǎi采
kuàng矿
zuò作
yè业
zhōng中
zuì最
wēi危
xiǎn险
de的
dì地
fāng方
zhī之
yī一
 。

The working face is one of the most dangerous places in mining operations.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zhǎng掌
zi子
shàng上
jìn进
xíng行
jué掘
jìn进
zuò作
yè业
 。

The workers are carrying out excavation work at the tunnel face.

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Suì隧
dào道
zhǎng掌
zi子
de的
wěn稳
dìng定
xìng性
zhì至
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
 。

The stability of the tunnel working face is crucial.